| Type: | bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Right Reverend |
| Scott B. Hayashi | |
| 11th Bishop of Utah | |
| Church: | The Episcopal Church of the United States (TEC) |
| Province: | Province VIII |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Utah |
| Elected: | May 22, 2010 |
| Term Start: | November 7, 2010 |
| Term End: | 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Carolyn Tanner Irish |
| Successor: | Phyllis A. Spiegel |
| Ordination: | 1984 |
| Consecration: | November 6, 2010 |
| Consecrated By: | Katharine Jefferts Schori |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Spouse: | Amy Perlman O'Donnell |
| Children: | 3 daughters |
Scott B. Hayashi (born December 9, 1953) was the eleventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah.
Hayashi was born in Tacoma, Washington on December 9, 1953.[1] [2] He was educated at the University of Washington, where awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work.[1] [2] Then he attended Harvard Divinity School, earning a Master of Divinity degree in 1981.[1] [2] While at Harvard, Hayashi met his wife, Amy Perlman O'Donnell, who was then a student at Episcopal Divinity School.[1] [2] They have three daughters: Elisabeth, Miyuki, and Katherine.[1] [2]
He was ordained in the Anglican ministry in 1984.[1] His first pastoral appointments were as the vicar of St. John the Baptist Episcopal Mission and St. Dunstan's Episcopal Mission, both in Washington state, 1984–1989.[1] Afterwards, he was rector of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Ogden, Utah, 1989–1998; then rector of Christ Church Episcopal Church in Portola Valley/Woodside, California, 1998–2005; and canon to the ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, 2005–2010.[1]
In the second ballot, Hayashi was elected the 11th Bishop of Utah on May 22, 2010.[1] [2] His consecration took place at The Grand America Hotel[3] in Salt Lake City on November 6, 2010, with the Episcopal Church's presiding bishop, the Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, serving as the principal consecrator.[1] [2] The following day, Hayashi was installed in a special ceremony at St. Mark's Cathedral, Salt Lake City on November 7, 2010.[1]
In October 2019 Hayashi announced that he would be retiring with elections for the next bishop expected to take place in 2021.[4]