The Episcopal Church
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Our Presiding Bishop
28th Presiding Bishop & Primate
The Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe was elected presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church in June 2024 and took office on Nov. 1 for a nine-year term. In this role, he serves as the church’s chief pastor and CEO. Known for his expertise in organizational learning and adaptive change, Rowe is committed to strengthening support for local ministry and mission.
He was ordained bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania in 2007 after serving as rector of St. John’s in Franklin, Pennsylvania, for seven years. From 2014 to 2018, he served as bishop provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, and from 2019 to 2024, he led a partnership between the Episcopal Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York.
Rowe holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Grove City College, a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in organizational learning and leadership from Gannon University. He has served as a leader of many civic and churchwide organizations and governance bodies, and as parliamentarian for the House of Bishops.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church is a loving, accepting community that seeks to follow Christ by teaching and proclaiming his love with compassion through worship, fellowship, hospitality and service.
St. Thomas strives to be a place of welcome and hospitality, extended to all people in the name of Jesus Christ. We are a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, part of the Episcopal Church in the USA and of the world-wide Anglican Communion. The Episcopal Church subscribes to the Nicene Creed, considers the Bible to be divinely inspired, and considers scripture, tradition and reason to be sources of authority within the church. In the Episcopal Church, we believe Eucharist is a central act of worship and use the Book of Common Prayer to guide our liturgy.