The Right Reverend Frank S. Logue | |
|---|---|
| XI Bishop of Georgia | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of Georgia |
| Elected | November 16, 2019 |
| In office | 2020– |
| Predecessor | Scott Anson Benhase |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2000 by Henry I. Louttit |
| Consecration | May 30, 2020 by Scott Anson Benhase |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Previous post(s) | Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Georgia |
| Alma mater |
Georgia Southern University Virginia Theological Seminary |
Frank Sullivan Logue (born 1963) is the eleventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia in the United States. He was elected November 16, 2019 to succeed Scott A. Benhase. [1]
Early life and career
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he is a graduate of Georgia Southern University [2] and Virginia Theological Seminary. In 1988, he hiked the Appalachian Trail with his wife, Victoria, and the two wrote The Appalachian Trail Hiker and then six other travel books. [3]
Ministry
He served as the church planter for King of Peace Episcopal Church in Kingsland, Georgia. He was elected on November 16, 2019, on the first ballot. Logue was serving as Canon to the Ordinary of the Diocese of Georgia and a member of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church when elected. [4] Logue succeeded Scott Anson Benhase on May 30, 2020, when he was consecrated as a bishop in Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia. Because of COVID-19 precautions, his ordination was conducted with a minimal number of people in attendance and was broadcast via livestream on the Internet. [5] The Logues continue to write books together including, A Spring in the Desert: Rediscovering the Water of Life in Lent from Forward Movement [6] and Feast of Feasts: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany with St. Francis from the Diocese of Georgia. [7]
See also
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
External links
References
- ^ Episcopal Diocese of Georgia elects Rev Frank Logue 11th Bishop, Savannah Morning News, retrieved November 16, 2019
- ^ Episcopal Diocese of Georgia elects Rev Frank Logue 11th Bishop, Savannah Morning News, retrieved November 16, 2019
- ^ Their Calling, Georgia Southern Magazine, retrieved October 8, 2020
- ^ Georgia Canon Elected Bishop, The Episcopal Church, 19 November 2019, retrieved November 20, 2019
- ^ Bains, David R. (2020-05-31). "Covid-19 and the Consecration of Bishops for the Episcopal Church: The First Two". Chasing Churches. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "When Spiritual Practices Become Springs in the Desert". Grow Christians. 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "Feast of Feasts: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany with St. Francis". Good Reads. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2023-06-23.