The Office of the Bishop Suffragan for Armed Forces and Federal Ministries in the United States is responsible for Episcopal Church chaplains and their congregations in the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
In accordance with the Constitution of The Episcopal Church, “It shall be lawful for the House of Bishops to elect a Bishop who, under the direction of the Presiding Bishop, shall oversee the work of those chaplains in the Armed Forces of the United States, Veterans' Administration Medical Centers, and Federal Correctional Institutions who are ordained Ministers of this Church (Article 2, Section 7).”
Bishops
- Arnold Lewis (1964−1971)
- Clarence E. Hobgood (1971−1978)
- Charles L. Burgreen (1978−1989)
- Charles L. Keyser (1990−2000)
- George Elden Packard (2000−2010)
- James B. "Jay" Magness (2010−2017)
- Carl W. Wright (2017−2022)
- Ann Ritonia (2023-Present)
See also
- Episcopal Church Service Cross
- Chaplain Corps (United States Army)
- United States Air Force Chaplain Corps
- United States Navy Chaplain Corps
References
External links
- Official website
- Episcopal Veterans Fellowship Archived 2021-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Hospitallers of St. Martin