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Thomas James Brown (born September 28, 1970) is the tenth and current bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Maine The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and encompasses the entire State of Maine. It is part of the Province of New England — Province I of the ECUSA. The Diocese has 57 year-round c ...
in The Episcopal Church.


Biography

Brown graduated with a
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from
Western Michigan University Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers ...
in 1988. After receiving his Master of Divinity from the
Church Divinity School of the Pacific Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) is an Episcopal seminary in Berkeley, California. It one of nine seminaries U.S. Episcopal Church and a member of the Graduate Theological Union. The only Episcopal seminary located in the Far West, ...
in 1997, Brown was ordained priest on January 18, 1998. In 1997 he became associate priest at the Church of St John the Evangelist in
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and director of alumni and church relations at
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. He served as rector of St Michael's Church in
Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro (), originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The most populous municipality abutting Vermont's eastern border with New Hampshire, which is the Connecticut River, Brattleboro is located about ...
between 2000 and 2009. In 2009 he became rector of the Parish of the Epiphany in
Winchester, Massachusetts Winchester is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, located 8.2 miles (13.2 km) north of downtown Boston as part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. It is also one of the wealthiest municipalities in Massachusetts. The population ...
. He was elected at a special diocesan convention on February 9, 2019, to succeed Bishop Stephen T. Lane. He was consecrated the tenth bishop of Maine on June 22, 2019. He is the first openly gay bishop to lead the diocese and only the third to lead any diocese in the United States.


See also

* List of bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America *
List of Episcopal bishops of the United States The following is a list of bishops who currently lead dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States and its territories. Also included in the list are suffragan bishops, provisional bishops, coadjutor bishops, and assistant bishops ...


References

Living people Bishops in Maine LGBT Anglican bishops 1970 births People from Ontonagon County, Michigan Western Michigan University alumni Episcopal bishops of Maine {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub