Martin Scott Field (born September 13, 1956) was the eighth bishop of the

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from March 6, 2011 until September 14, 2021.

Early life and education

Field was born on September 13, 1956 in Salem, Ohio. He was educated at Salem High School in Salem, Ohio, graduating in 1974. He then studied at Bethany College from where he earned a

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in religious studies. He also earned a

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in May 1983 from the

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. He also undertook a Doctor of Ministry in congregational development at the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in

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between 2004 and 2006.

Ordained ministry

Field was ordained into ministry in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) on June 6, 1983 after which he ministered in

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and

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. After two years he joined the Episcopal Church and served as youth minister at St John's Church in

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from 1985 until 1989. His ministry was then translated into the Holy Orders of the Episcopal Church when he was ordained a deacon on October 10, 1990, in the Diocese of Hawaii. He was ordained a priest in Hawaii on May 2, 1991 by Bishop Donald Purple Hart. He was a non-stipendiary assistant at St Christopher's Church in

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between 1989 and 1993, after which he became interim rector of St Matthew's Church in Covington, Tennessee and in 1996 interim rector of St Anne's Church in Millington, Tennessee. He entered the Chaplain Corps of the U.S. Navy and served in Hawaii and Tennessee while on active duty. He also participated in several overseas deployments including Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Southern Watch. After naval chaplaincy, he served as associate rector at St Luke's Church in

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from 1998 until 2003 and then rector of St Paul's Church in

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Episcopacy

Field was elected the 8th bishop of West Missouri on November 6, 2010. He was ordained and consecrated as bishop on March 6, 2011 by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. On

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, 2021 Bishop Field resigned from his ministry as the eighth Bishop of West Missouri. In 2022 he became interim rector of St Luke's Church in

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. He married Donna Jean Cassarino on August 4, 1979, and the couple has two children: Chandra and Christopher. "West Missouri Bishop Martin Scott Field announces Sept. 14 retirement date"
''Episcopal News Service'', April 9, 2021. Retrieved on August 23, 2022.

References

Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1956 births Episcopal bishops of West Missouri United States Navy chaplains Bethany College (West Virginia) alumni Seabury-Western Theological Seminary alumni Lexington Theological Seminary alumni Converts to Anglicanism {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub

Early life and education

Ordained ministry

Episcopacy

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