The
Rt. Reverend C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop of the Diocese of Texas will celebrate the
Eucharist with members of St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Prairie
View on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. to commemorate the 2nd
Sunday of Advent.
Reverend
Doyle was elected bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Texas on May 24, 2008 and
was consecrated on November 22, 2008 at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Houston.
He was seated as the ninth Bishop of Texas on June 7, 2009 at Christ Church
Cathedral, Houston, following the retirement of the Rt. Rev. Don Wimberly.
Born
in 1966 in Carbondale, Illinois, and raised in Houston, Bishop Doyle served
five years as Canon to the Ordinary prior to his election. Bishop Doyle holds a
bachelor of fine arts from the University of North Texas and an M. Div. from
Virginia Theological Seminary. He was ordained deacon in 1995 and priest the
following year. He served at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Austin, and at
Christ Church, Temple and St. Francis, College Station, Texas, prior to his
appointment to the diocesan staff in 2003.
Bishop
Doyle is a gifted and experienced teacher and preacher, and has a particular
interest in reaching younger generations in order to partner with older and
experienced church members to share wisdom across generations, invigorating
growth and membership. He has training and expertise in mediation as well as
multicultural ministry. Bishop Doyle is bilingual and looks forward to
responding to an increasingly diverse population in the Diocese of Texas.
Bishop
Doyle’s ministry includes service as a deputy to General Convention in 2006 and
2009. He served on the Dispatch of Business committee in 2006 and as a
legislative aide in 2000. Locally, Bishop Doyle’s ministry includes a broad
range of experience on boards including the diocesan foundations, finance, and
communication, Mission Funding, the diocesan Executive Board and the Hispanic
Commission.
A
published author and accomplished painter, Doyle and his wife JoAnne have two
daughters, Zoë, 9 and Caisa, 14.
Bishop
Doyle is no stranger to St. Francis, having visited the church on several
occasions during his priest tenure in the Diocese. The Reverend Dr. Cynthia Engle is the Rector.
The
public is invited to the service which will be followed by a reception in the
Parish Hall.
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