08/05/2026
⛪ What Is a Bishop? Part 3.
Wyoming is a big place. Our congregations are spread across mountains, prairie, ranchland, and small towns. Each of our congregations and communities are different.
A bishop's job is to help hold all of that together. Not by making everyone the same, but by keeping us connected in prayer, mission, and mutual care.
In the Episcopal Church, that unity is a shared project. A bishop doesn't lead alone, leadership is held together with the Standing Committee, diocesan convention, clergy, and lay leaders. Bishops, clergy, and laity share authority. That's part of what makes us "Episcopal": led by bishops, governed together.
A bishop gathers us around Word and Sacrament so that a lot of different congregations can live as one body.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bishop search head over to our webpage at https://icont.ac/51kSe