Thomas C. Ely Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific Prefix:The Right Reverend
Thomas Clark Ely
Honorific Suffix:D. Min.
Bishop of Vermont
Church:Episcopal
Elected:2000
Term:2001–2019
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Predecessor:Mary Adelia McLeod
Successor:Shannon MacVean-Brown
Ordination:1980
Consecration:April 28, 2001
Consecrated By:Douglas E. Theuner
Birth Date:14 December 1951
Birth Place:Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
Nationality:American
Religion:Episcopalian
Spouse:Martha Ann Wiggins
Children:2
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Alma Mater:Western Connecticut State University

Thomas Clark Ely (born December 14, 1951) is an American Episcopal priest who served as the 10th Bishop of Vermont from 2001 to 2019.

Education and career

Ely graduated from Western Connecticut State University in 1975. In 1980 he received a Master of Divinity degree from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, which also awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2003.

Following ordination as a deacon and priest in the Diocese of Connecticut in 1980, Ely worked for the Greater Hartford regional ministry for 10 years. From 1980 to 1985 he was assistant missioner of the Middlesex area cluster ministry, and from 1985 to 1991 he directed the diocesan youth ministry and its retreat center at Camp Washington.

Ely served as the 10th Bishop of Vermont from 2001 to 2019. During his tenure he was involved in ecumenical, international and youth activities.

Family

In 1976 Ely married Martha Ann Wiggins, with whom he has two children.

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