Shannon MacVean-Brown is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who is the eleventh and current Bishop of Vermont, since 2019.


Shannon MacVean-Brown
Bishop of Vermont
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseVermont
ElectedMay 19, 2019
In office2019–present
PredecessorThomas C. Ely
Orders
Ordination2005
ConsecrationSeptember 28, 2019
by Michael Curry
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
SpousePhil
Children2

Biography edit

MacVean-Brown graduated with a Master of Divinity from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in 2004 and has a Doctor of Ministry from Ecumenical Theological Seminary. She was ordained deacon in 2004 and priest in 2005 in the Diocese of Michigan.[1]

Prior to her election, she was interim rector at St Thomas' Church in Franklin, Indiana. She was elected Bishop of Vermont on May 18, 2019 during a Special Electing Convention which took place in Burlington, Vermont.[2] She was consecrated on September 28, 2019 at Ira Allen Chapel in Burlington by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Shannon MacVean-Brown ordained and consecrated as bishop of Vermont, Episcopal News Service, New York, 01 October 2019. Retrieved on 09 November 2019.
  2. ^ Episcopal Church in Vermont elects Shannon MacVean-Brown as 11th bishop, Episcopal News Service, New York, 20 May 2019. Retrieved on 09 November 2019.
  3. ^ The Rt. Rev. Shannon MacVean-Brown, Bishop of Vermont, Diocese of Vermont, Burlington, 28 September 2019. Retrieved on 09 November 2019.