Lucinda Beth Ashby is the fourth and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real in the Episcopal Church.
The Right Reverend Lucinda Ashby | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of El Camino Real | |
_(cropped_2).jpg) Ashby in 2023 | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real |
| Elected | June 1, 2019 |
| In office | 2020–present |
| Predecessor | Mary Gray-Reeves |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2004 by Jerry Lamb |
| Consecration | January 11, 2020 by Michael Curry |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Bob McEvilly |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Church Divinity School of the Pacific |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
Biography
editPrior to ordination Ashby had a career in education, teaching music and Spanish in grades 7 to 12 and was later head of a school in Sacramento. After ordination to the priesthood in 2004 she was assistant rector of St Martin's Church in Davis, California and then rector of St Matthew's Church in Sacramento, California. In 2011 she was appointed canon to the ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho. She was elected bishop of El Camino Real on June 1, 2019, on the third ballot. She was then consecrated on January 11, 2020.[1][2][3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Bishop Lucinda Ashby", All Saints Episcopal Church Detroit. Retrieved on June 4, 2023.
- ^ "New Bishops for El Camino Real & Michigan", The Living Church, June 3, 2019. Retrieved on June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Lucinda Ashby elected next bishop of El Camino Real", Episcopal News Service, June 3, 2019. Retrieved on June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Bishop's Page", Diocese of El Camino Real. Retrieved on June 4, 2023.
- ^ "REV. LUCINDA BETH ASHBY", York School. Retrieved on June 4, 2023.
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