Twenty-five men and one woman have held the office of presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church. Episcopal News Service offers an annotated timeline of the ministry of each presiding bishop. The dates listed indicate each presiding bishop’s time in office. This timeline has links to photos, news coverage and other resources where available. Questions, corrections and suggestions may be sent to news@episcopalchurch.org
The presiding bishop is chief pastor and primate of the church, chair of theExecutive Council, and president of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society.
Here is an interactive timeline of the 26 people who have been presiding bishop.