Russell Kendrick

James Russell Kendrick (born August 2, 1961) is the fourth and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast.

The Right Reverend

James Russell Kendrick
Bishop of the Central Gulf Coast
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseCentral Gulf Coast
ElectedFebruary 21, 2015
In office2015–present
PredecessorPhilip M. Duncan II
Orders
Ordination1996
ConsecrationJuly 25, 2015
by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born (1961-08-02) August 2, 1961
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
SpouseRobin Kendrick
Children2
Alma materAuburn University

Biography

Kendrick was born on August 2, 1961, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in architecture and marketing from Auburn University in 1984. He later studied at the Virginia Theological Seminary from there, graduated with a Master of Divinity 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.[1]

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. He was consecrated on July 25, 2015, by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Bishop Russell". Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  2. "New Episcopal bishop to be consecrated at Mobile Civic Center on July 25". July 17, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2017.


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