The Rt. Rev. Kara Anne Marie Wagner Sherer is an American Episcopal priest who has served as the 9th Bishop of Rochester in New York State since 2024. She was previously rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Chicago.[1][2]
Education
editA lifelong Episcopalian, Sherer was educated at a private Catholic school in Marshall, Minnesota, from 1st to 8th grade before attending public high school. She then studied at St. Olaf College, a Lutheran liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, and later at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois.[3]
Career
editAfter teaching at St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's School in New York City and Sacred Heart Schools in Chicago, Sherer trained for ordination at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. She served as rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, Chicago, from 2005 to 2024 and was dean of the North Chicago deanery.[1][3]
On February 24, 2024, she was elected to serve as the 9th Bishop of Rochester. Her consecration was held at Asbury First United Methodist Church in Rochester on July 13, 2024.[4]
Family
editSherer is married to John William Wagner Sherer, organist and music director at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago from 1996 to 2024.[5] They have two daughters.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Episcopal News Service, "Kara Wagner Sherer elected ninth bishop of Rochester", February 26, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024
- ^ Diocese of Rochester, Bishop Elect Kara Anne Marie Wagner Sherer. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c The Living Church, "After Resisting a Collar, She’s in Line for a Miter", March 11, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rI_TAA-cBU&t=5727s You Tube, Asbury First UMC, "The Ordination and Consecration of The Very Reverend Kara Wagner Sherer"], July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, John W. W. Sherer farewell concert program, June 21, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
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