Michael Bruce Curry

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African-American religious leader Christian cleric Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church bishop

Michael Bruce Curry is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and the first African American to hold that position.

Aliases (1)

Michael Curry ×2

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African-American religious leader → Christian cleric → Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church → bishop →
advocatesFor	LGBTQ inclusion in the church → racial reconciliation → social justice →
authorOf	Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus → Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times → Songs My Grandma Sang → The Power of Love →
beganTermAsPresidingBishopOn	2015-11-01 →
birthDate	1953-03-13 →
birthPlace	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
consecratedAsBishopOn	2000-06-17 →
degree	Bachelor of Arts → Master of Divinity →
denomination	Episcopal Church (United States) →
education	Berkeley Divinity School at Yale → Hobart College →
electedAsPresidingBishopOn	2015-06-27 →
familyName	Curry →
gaveSermonAt	wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle →
givenName	Michael →
hasChild	two children →
hasEthnicity	African American →
isFirstAfricanAmericanToHoldPosition	Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church →
knownFor	emphasis on the Jesus Movement → progressive Christian preaching → sermon at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle →
language	English →
memberOf	House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church →
middleName	Bruce →
nationality	United States →
ordinationAsPriestYear	1978 →
position	Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church → Primate of the Episcopal Church (United States) →
predecessor	Katharine Jefferts Schori →
religion	Anglicanism →
residence	Episcopal Church Center, New York City →
sermonAtRoyalWeddingDate	2018-05-19 →
spouse	Sharon Curry →
style	The Most Reverend →
wasBishopOf	Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina →
website	https://www.episcopalchurch.org/biographies/the-most-rev-michael-b-curry/ →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus → Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times ("Michael Curry") → Songs My Grandma Sang → The Power of Love →	author
Songs My Grandma Sang →	about
Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus →	authorName
Episcopal Church →	currentLeader
The Episcopal Church →	currentPresidingBishop
Songs My Grandma Sang →	hasContributor
Curry →	hasNotableBearer
wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ("Michael Curry") →	sermonBy