W. Michie Klusmeyer

William Michie Klusmeyer (born 1955) is an American Episcopal prelate who was the Bishop of West Virginia from 2001 until 2022.

The Right Reverend William Michie Klusmeyer
Bishop of West Virginia
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	West Virginia
Elected	May 5, 2001
In office	2001–2022
Predecessor	John H. Smith
Orders
Ordination	December 1980 by James W. Montgomery
Consecration	October 13, 2001 by Frank Griswold
Personal details
Born	1955 Glen Cove, New York, United States
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Marsha Klusmeyer
Children	2
Alma mater	Illinois College

Biography

Born in Glen Cove, New York, he moved with his family to the Chicago suburbs. He was educated at Illinois College, in Jacksonville, Illinois, where he majored in Spanish and Elementary Education. He then attended The General Theological Seminary in New York, where he graduated in 1980.

Having grown up in The Episcopal Church, where he served as a choir member, an acolyte, a Sunday School Teacher, a Lay Reader, and more, he was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons by the Rt Rev Quintin E Primo, Jr, Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Chicago. Klusmeyer was appointed to be the Curate at Grace Episcopal Church in Freeport, Illinois. He was ordained Priest by the Rt Rev James W Montgomery, Bishop of Chicago. In early 1982, he was elected Rector of Grace Church, Freeport, where he served until mid-1990. He was then elected Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Wheaton, Illinois. While there, Trinity became active in homeless ministries, children's ministries as well as Transitional Housing.

In 2001, he was elected the 7th Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia. He was consecrated Bishop in 2001, by Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold; retired Bishop of West Virginia, Robert P. Atkinson; and (then) current Bishop of Chicago, William Persell. He served on the Board of Trustees of The Virginia Seminary, on the Board of The General Theological Seminary, and also served on the Board of the Bexley-Seabury Seminary, where he served as chair of the board from 2012 until 2020. During his time on the Board, he helped navigate the Federation of the 2 seminaries.

He served as Honorary Chair of the Reynolds Memorial Hospital Board.

He also served on the Board of the West Virginia Council of Churches, and was President of the Council for many years.

He was Chair of the Presiding Bishop's Council of Advice, and served on numerous Commissions, Committees, Agencies and Boards for The Episcopal Church.

Klusmeyer retired on October 13, 2022,].

Three days after his retirement as Bishop of West Virginia, Klusmeyer went back to work for the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church - Michael B Curry. Klusmeyer was asked to work for the Presiding Bishop as his Canon for Ministry Within The Episcopal Church. Klusmeyer served in that capacity for 1 year. He then retired again, and went to work for his wife of more than 45 years!

See also

• List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
• Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States

External links

• Bexley Seabury website
• West Virginia diocesan website