John T. W. Harmon Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Birth Name:John T. W. Harmon
Bishop of Arkansas
Church:Episcopal Church
Diocese:Arkansas
Elected:August 19, 2023
Ordination:February 1, 1992
Ordained By:Frank Vest
Consecration:January 6, 2024
Consecrated By:Jeff W. Fisher
Tomb:-->
Nationality:American
Liberian
Religion:Anglican
Spouse:Keeva
Children:3
Education:Staint Paul's College (BA)
Virginia Theological Seminary (MDiv)
Union Presbyterian Seminary (ThM

John T. W. Harmon is the fourteenth Bishop of Arkansas.[1] Born in Liberia,[2] he was ordained to the priesthood in 1992 in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia after graduating from Virginia Theological Seminary.[3]

Prior to his election, Harmon was the Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, and a priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington

After his ordination, he served as Episcopal Chaplain at Norfolk State University and Assistant Rector at Grace Episcopal Church in Norfolk. He then served for seven years as Rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Petersburg, Virginia before being called to Trinity.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Harmon Ordained 14th Bishop of Arkansas . EpiscopalArkansas . The Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas . 11 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Candidates . EpiscopalArkansas . The Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas . 20 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Harmon . John . The Reverend Canon John T. W. Harmon Resume . EpiscopalArkansas . The Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas . 20 August 2023.