Carrie Schofield-Broadbent

The Right Rev. Carrie Schofield-Broadbent is the bishop coadjutor in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.[1] She was ordained and consecrated bishop on September 16, 2023 at Washington National Cathedral.

She formerly served as Canon to the Ordinary for Transition and Church Development in the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York.[2]

Education and career

Schofield-Broadbent received a Bachelor's degree in Spanish and Peace and Conflict Studies from Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, in 1997, having spent a year at the University of Barcelona in Spain. In 2003 she was awarded a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary.[3]

She was ordained as a deacon in 2003 and as a priest in 2004, and was Rector of St Matthew's Church in Liverpool, New York, from 2006 to 2017 before being appointed Canon to the Ordinary for Transition and Church Development in the Diocese of Central New York.[3]

On 25 March 2023 Schofield-Broadbent was elected bishop coadjutor in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. She will succeed the Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton as Bishop of Maryland upon his retirement in 2024 and will be the first woman to serve in that role.[1][4]

She is also a trainer for the College for Congregational Development and speaks both English and Spanish.[3]

Family

With her husband Keith, a marketing executive, Schofield-Broadbent has two children.[3]

References
  1. Episcopal News Service, "Maryland diocese elects Carrie Schofield-Broadbent bishop coadjutor", 27 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. Episcopal Diocese of Central New York, Diocesan Staff. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, Bishop Search, Slate of Candidates. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. The Baltimore Sun, "Maryland Episcopalians choose next bishop, first woman elected to position", 27 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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