Mark Sisk
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The Right Reverend Mark Sisk |
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| 15th Bishop of New York | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | New York |
| Elected | 1998 |
| In office | 2001-2013 |
| Predecessor | Richard F. Grein |
| Successor | Andrew M. L. Dietsche |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1998 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 18, 1942 Takoma Park, Maryland, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Karen Womack Calvert |
| Children | 3 |
Mark Sean Sisk (born in Takoma Park, Maryland, August 18, 1942) was the 15th Episcopal Bishop of New York. He retired on February 2, 2013, when he was succeeded by the 16th Bishop, Andrew M.L. Dietsche.
Sisk received his B.S. in Economics from The University of Maryland in 1964. He had a call to ministry, and went to The General Theological Seminary in New York City, where he earned his M.Div. in 1967. He later got honorary doctorates from General Theological Seminary, Honorary Doctor of Divinity, in 1984, and Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, in 1998.
He is married to the former Karen Womack Calvert. They have three children and three grandchildren.
Sisk was a curate for three years at Christ Episcopal Church, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and a priest for three more years at Christ Episcopal Church in Bronxville, New York. He was then rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Kingston, New York from 1973-1977. From 1977 through 1984, he was the Archdeacon of three suburban counties, under the 13th Bishop of New York, Paul Moore. As part of his duties, he started a Japanese congregation, now in Scarsdale, and a Latino congregation in Yonkers.
From 1984 to 1998, Sisk was President and Dean of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois.
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