This is a list of the Presiding Bishops of the Episcopal Church, USA. Initially the Presiding Bishop was the senior bishop in order of consecration. Starting in 1926, the office became elective, the Presiding Bishop being chosen by vote by all bishops. The office now has a nine-year term.

Senior by order of consecration

1. William White July 28, 1789 - October 3, 1789
2. Samuel Seabury October 5, 1789 - September 8, 1792
3. Samuel Provoost September 13, 1792 - September 8, 1795
4. William White September 8, 1795 - July 17, 1836
5. Alexander Viets Griswold July 17, 1836 - February 15, 1843
6. Philander Chase February 15, 1843 - September 20, 1852
7. Thomas Church Brownell September 20, 1852 - January 13, 1865
8. John Henry Hopkins, Sr January 13, 1865 - January 9, 1868
9. Benjamin Bosworth Smith January 9, 1868 - May 31, 1884
10. Alfred Lee May 31, 1884 - April 12, 1887
11. John Williams April 12, 1887 - February 7, 1899
12. Thomas March Clark February 7, 1899 - September 7, 1903
13. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle September 7, 1903 - April 17, 1923
14. Alexander Charles Garrett April 17, 1923 - February 18, 1924
15. Ethelbert Talbert February 18, 1924 - January 1, 1926
    Elective
16. John Garnder Murray January 1, 1926 - October 3, 1929
17. Charles Palmerston Anderson November 13, 1929 - January 30, 1930
18. James Dewolf Perry March 26, 1930 - December 31, 1937
19. Henry St. George Tucker January 1, 1938 - December 31, 1946
20. Henry Knox Sherrill January 1, 1947 - November 14, 1958
21. Arthur C. Lichtenberger November 15, 1958 - October 1964
22. John Elbridge Hines January 1, 1965 - May 31, 1974
23. John Maury Allin June 1, 1974 - December 31, 1985
24. Edmond Lee Browning January 1, 1986 - December 31, 1997
25. Frank Tracy Griswold January 1, 1998 - November 1, 2006
26. Katharine Jefferts Schori November 1, 2006 -

Gallery

External links

• Episcopal Church Table of Past Presiding Bishops

Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America | Episcopacy in Anglicanism

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