List of presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

This is a list of the Presiding Bishops of the Episcopal Church, USA. Initially the position of Presiding Bishop rotated geographically. After 1795 the Presiding Bishop was the senior bishop in order of consecration. Starting in 1926, the office became elective, the Presiding Bishop being chosen at General Convention by vote by all bishops, and approved by the House of Deputies. The office now has a nine-year term. Since 1938 the Presiding Bishop has been required to resign his or her former diocese after accepting election.

Presiding Bishop by seniority

#	Presiding Bishop	Image	Took office	Left office	Diocese	Length of term
1	William White		July 28, 1789	October 3, 1789	Pennsylvania
2	Samuel Seabury		October 5, 1789	September 8, 1792	Connecticut
3	Samuel Provoost		September 13, 1792	September 8, 1795	New York
4	William White		September 8, 1795	July 17, 1836	Pennsylvania
5	Alexander Viets Griswold		July 17, 1836	February 15, 1843	Eastern
6	Philander Chase		February 15, 1843	September 20, 1852	Illinois
7	Thomas Church Brownell		September 20, 1852	January 13, 1865	Connecticut
8	John Henry Hopkins		January 13, 1865	January 9, 1868	Vermont
9	Benjamin Smith		January 9, 1868	May 31, 1884	Kentucky
10	Alfred Lee		May 31, 1884	April 12, 1887	Delaware
11	John Williams		April 12, 1887	February 7, 1899	Connecticut
12	Thomas M. Clark		February 7, 1899	September 7, 1903	Rhode Island
13	Daniel S. Tuttle		September 7, 1903	April 17, 1923	Missouri
14	Alexander Charles Garrett		April 17, 1923	February 18, 1924	Dallas
15	Ethelbert Talbot		February 18, 1924	January 1, 1926	Central Pennsylvania

Presiding Bishop by election

#	Presiding Bishop	Image	Took office	Left office	Previous diocese	Length of term
16	John Gardner Murray		January 1, 1926	October 3, 1929	Maryland
17	Charles P. Anderson		November 13, 1929	January 30, 1930	Chicago
18	James DeWolf Perry		March 26, 1930	December 31, 1937	Rhode Island
19	Henry St. George Tucker		January 1, 1938	December 31, 1946	Virginia
20	Henry Knox Sherrill		January 1, 1947	November 14, 1958	Massachusetts
21	Arthur C. Lichtenberger		November 15, 1958	October 12, 1964	Missouri
22	John E. Hines		January 1, 1965	May 31, 1974	Texas
23	John Allin		June 1, 1974	December 31, 1985	Mississippi
24	Edmond L. Browning	80px	January 1, 1986	December 31, 1997	Hawaii
25	Frank T. Griswold		January 1, 1998	November 1, 2006	Chicago
26	Katharine Jefferts Schori		November 1, 2006	November 1, 2015	Nevada
27	Michael Curry		November 1, 2015		North Carolina

External links

• Episcopal Church Table of Past Presiding Bishops