Betsey Monnot

The Right Reverend

Betsey Monnot
Bishop of Iowa
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseIowa
ElectedJuly 30, 2021
In office2021-present
PredecessorAlan Scarfe
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
ConsecrationDecember 18, 2021
by Michael Curry
RankBishop
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
SpouseMichael
Children3
Alma materChurch Divinity School of the Pacific

Elizabeth Lockwood Hawley Monnot is the tenth diocesan bishop of Iowa in The Episcopal Church.

Biography

Monnot was elected on the third ballot as the X Bishop of Iowa at a special diocesan convention held on July 31, 2021, in Des Moines.[1] At the time of election, she was priest-in-charge of St. Clement's Episcopal Church in Rancho Cordova, California.[2] Prior to that she was co-rector with her husband at All Saint's Episcopal Church in Sacramento, California.[3] A majority of the standing committees and Bishops were required to consent to her election, and these consents were all obtained by mid September, 2021.[1][4]

Bishop Monnot was consecrated in Des Moines on the Advent ember day of December 18, 2021, in a ceremony led by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. Monnot is the 1,139th Bishop consecrated in the Episcopal Church, and the first female Bishop of Iowa.[5] Bishops Alan Scarfe, Chilton R. Knudsen, and Lucinda Ashby acted as co-consecrators. Ecumenical co-consecrators included Amy Current of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Archbishop Melissa M. Skelton of the Anglican Church of Canada.[6]

Her husband, Michael, is rector at All Saint's Episcopal Church,[3] prior to which he was a Liaison to the Secretary of State for the Green Party of California.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b eNews from the Diocese of Iowa - October-2021., The Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, 2021-10-01, retrieved 2021-10-02
  2. ^ Weig, Nick (2021-08-01). "Episcopal Diocese of Iowa elects first female Bishop". KGAN. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. ^ a b "Clergy and Staff – All Saints Episcopal Church". Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  4. ^ The Rev. Betsey Monnot elected the 10th Bishop of Iowa, The Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, 2021-07-31, retrieved 2021-08-01
  5. ^ Higgins, Chris (2021-12-18), "Priest consecrated as first female bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa", The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa: Gannett, retrieved 2021-12-18
  6. ^ Wagner, Meg (2021-12-20), Betsey Monnot consecrated as 10th bishop of Iowa, Episcopal News Service, retrieved 2021-12-20
  7. ^ "Past Liaisons to the Secretary of State | Green Party of California (GPCA)". www.cagreens.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.