The Right Reverend Samuel Rodman III |
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Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina | |
Church | Episcopal Church (United States) |
Diocese | Diocese of North Carolina |
In office | July 15, 2017 – present |
Predecessor | Michael Bruce Curry |
Orders | |
Ordination | August 22, 1987 (deacon) March 19, 1988 (priest) by Andrew F. Wissemann |
Consecration | July 15, 2017 by Michael Bruce Curry |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Samuel Sewall Rodman III |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Deborah Rodman |
Children | Two |
Alma mater |
Bates College Virginia Theological Seminary |
Samuel Sewall Rodman III is an American Episcopal bishop. On March 4, 2017, he was elected as the 12th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, and was consecrated on July 15, 2017 by his predecessor, Presiding Bishop Michael Bruce Curry. Prior to his consecration, he was served as Special Projects Officer in the Diocese of Massachusetts. Previously, he was a parish priest.
Rodman attended public schools for 10 years, then transferred to South Kent School for his last two years of high school. In 1981, he graduated from Bates College with a B.A. in English; he later studied theology at Virginia Theological Seminary.