Ruth Woodliff-Stanley
Ruth Woodliff-Stanley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of South Carolina | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Province | IV |
| Diocese | South Carolina |
| Elected | May 1, 2021 |
| In office | 2021-present |
| Predecessor | Gladstone B. Adams III (Provisional) |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Previous post(s) | Canon, Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania & Western New York; Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Colorado; Rector, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Denver |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 28, 1991 by Duncan M. Gray Jr. |
| Consecration | October 2, 2021 by Michael B. Curry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 9, 1962 |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Spouse | Nathan Woodliff-Stanley |
| Children | 2 |
Ruth Woodliff-Stanley (born August 9, 1962) is a prelate of the Episcopal Church and currently serves as the 15th Bishop of South Carolina. She is the 1,137 Bishop consecrated for the church. Woodliff-Stanley is the first regular diocesan Bishop for the Diocese of South Carolina since 2012, and the first female Bishop in the over 200 plus years of the diocese's existence.