Laura Jean Ahrens (born August 9, 1962) is an American prelate who currently serves as the Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut.
The Right Reverend Laura Ahrens | |
|---|---|
| Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Connecticut |
| Elected | March 10, 2007 |
| In office | 2007–present |
| Predecessor | Wilfrido Ramos-Orench |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1991 (deacon) 1992 (priest) |
| Consecration | June 30, 2007 by Katharine Jefferts Schori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 9, 1962 |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Herbert and Joan Ahrens |
Education
editAhrens studied at Princeton University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in geology and geophysics in 1984. She then studied at the Berkeley Divinity School, where she earned her Master of Divinity in 1991. She also holds a Doctor of Ministry from Hartford Seminary, which she was awarded in 2000. She graduated with her doctoral thesis titled Engaging a Generation, Adult Education for Baby Boomers.
Ordained ministry
editAhrens was ordained deacon in 1991 and priest in 1992. She spent her diaconate and the first year of her priesthood as curate of St Peter's Church in Osterville, Massachusetts. In 1992, she became associate rector of Trinity Church in Concord, Massachusetts, while in 1995 she then became associate rector of St Luke's Church in Darien, Connecticut. Between 2000 and 2007, she served as rector of St James' Church in Danbury, Connecticut.[1]
Bishop
editOn March 10, 2007, Ahrens was elected on the fifth ballot as Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut at a special convention held in Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford.[2] She was consecrated on June 30, 2007, in the Woolsey Hall of Yale University, by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hamilton, Karin. "Laura Ahrens elected bishop suffragan in Connecticut", The Episcopal Church, New York, 9 March 2007. Retrieved on 7 April 2020.
- ^ Wolfe Boynton, Cynthia. "From Childhood Dreams of Priesthood to a Bishop’s Chair", The New York Times, New York, 24 June 2007. Retrieved on 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Bishop Laura J. Ahrens". Episcopal Church in Connecticut. The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
Further reading
edit- Boynton, Cynthia Wolfe (June 24, 2007). "From Childhood Dreams of Priesthood to a Bishop's Chair". The New York Times. p. CT6.
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