Todd Ousley is an

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prelate of the Episcopal Church who is the current bishop for the Office of Pastoral Development. Between 2006 and 2017, he also served as the second bishop of Eastern Michigan.

Biography

Ousley was born in

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, and studied at

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between 1979 and 1981 and again in 1984 when he earned a

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. He also graduated from

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in 1983. He graduated with a

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from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in 1991, and a Doctor of Ministry in congregational development from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in 2004. He was ordained to the priesthood on February 1, 1992. He served as curate at the Church of the Good Shepherd in

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between 1991 and 1993. He then became rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Angleton, Texas in 1993, while in 1997, he became rector of St Francis' Church in Temple, Texas. In 2001 he became canon to the ordinary at Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. On May 6, 2006, Ousley was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Eastern Michigan and was consecrated as a bishop on September 9, 2006. He resigned his post in 2017 after he was named Bishop for the Office of Pastoral Development."Bishop Todd Ousley named Bishop for the Office of Pastoral Development"
''Episcopal Church'', 12 April 2017. Retrieved on 7 September 2020.

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Texas A&M University alumni Baylor University alumni Seminary of the Southwest alumni Seabury-Western Theological Seminary alumni Episcopal bishops of Eastern Michigan {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub

Biography

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