James Russell Kendrick (born August 2, 1961) is the fourth and current bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast
The Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, part of Province 4. The diocese was created in 1970 from portions of the adjoining dioceses of Alabama and Florida.
Its te ...
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Biography
Kendrick was born on August 2, 1961, in
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 20,922, up from 19,507 in 2010. It is the principal city of the Fort Walton Beach− Crestview− Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area ...
. He graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts in architecture and marketing from
Auburn University
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
in 1984. He later studied at the
Virginia Theological Seminary from there, graduated with a
Master of Divinity
For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and divi ...
in 1995. He was ordained deacon in 1995 and priest in 1996. He then became assistant to the rector of the Church of the Nativity in
Dothan, Alabama. In 2007 he became rector of St. Stephen's Church in
Vestavia Hills, Alabama.
Kendrick was elected on the third ballot as the fourth bishop of the Central Gulf Coast on February 21, 2015, during the 44th annual convention of the diocese held at
Trinity Church in
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population within the city limits was 187,041 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 195,111 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 cens ...
. He was consecrated on July 25, 2015, by Presiding Bishop
Katharine Jefferts Schori.
See also
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List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
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Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References
External links
Russell Kendrick consecrated bishop of the Central Gulf CoastThe Bishop-Elect of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast
1961 births
Living people
People from Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Virginia Theological Seminary alumni
Auburn University alumni
21st-century Anglican bishops in the United States
Episcopal bishops of the Central Gulf Coast
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