Type: | Bishop |
Shannon MacVean-Brown | |
Bishop of Vermont | |
Church: | Episcopal Church |
Elected: | May 19, 2019 |
Term: | 2019–present |
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Predecessor: | Thomas C. Ely |
Ordination: | 2005 |
Consecration: | September 28, 2019 |
Consecrated By: | Michael Curry |
Nationality: | American |
Spouse: | Phil |
Children: | 2 |
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Shannon MacVean-Brown is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who is the eleventh and current Bishop of Vermont, since 2019.
MacVean-Brown graduated with a Master of Divinity from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in 2004 and has a Doctor of Ministry from Ecumenical Theological Seminary. She was ordained deacon in 2004 and priest in 2005 in the Diocese of Michigan.[1]
Prior to her election, she was interim rector at St Thomas' Church in Franklin, Indiana. She was elected Bishop of Vermont on May 18, 2019 during a Special Electing Convention which took place in Burlington, Vermont.[2] She was consecrated on September 28, 2019 at Ira Allen Chapel in Burlington by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.[3]