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(Redirected from Mark Hollingsworth, Jr.) American prelate of the Episcopal Church (born 1954)
The Right Reverend
Mark Hollingsworth
D.D.
Bishop of Ohio
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseOhio
ElectedNovember 15, 2003
In office2004–2023
PredecessorJ. Clark Grew II
SuccessorAnne B. Jolly
Orders
Ordination1982
by William E. Swing
ConsecrationApril 17, 2004
by Wendell Gibbs
Personal details
BornMark Hollingsworth Jr.
(1954-04-11) April 11, 1954 (age 70)
Dover, Massachusetts, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCaroline Jeanes
(mother)
Mark Hollingsworth Sr. (father)
Spouse Susan Melville Hunt
​ ​(m. 1988)​
Children4
EducationChurch Divinity School of the Pacific
Alma materTrinity College

Mark Hollingsworth Jr. (born April 9, 1954) is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as the 11th Bishop of Ohio from 2003 to 2023.

Early life

Hollingsworth was the son of Caroline Jeanes and Mark Hollingsworth Sr., chairman of paper manufacturer Hollingsworth & Vose in East Walpole, Massachusetts. He was raised in Dover, Massachusetts, along with four sisters. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, majoring in religious studies. There, he was a member of St. Anthony Hall. He received a Master of Divinity degree at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in 1981. Later, he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific.

William E. Swing, bishop of California, ordained him deacon and priest in 1981 and 1982, respectively.

Career

From 1981 to 1983, Hollingsworth was the chaplain of the Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco, California. He served as the associate rector of St. Francis in-the-Fields Church in Harrods Creek, Kentucky from 1983 to 1986. Next, he was rector of St. Anne's in-the-Fields in Lincoln, Massachusetts from 1986 to 1994. From 1994 to 2004, he was the Archdeacon of the Diocese of Massachusetts.

On November 15, 2003, Hollingsworth was elected the 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. He was consecrated on April 17, 2004, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Hollingsworth founded Epiphany at Sea, a program taking inner-city middle school students to sea on fishing schooners. He was a conference leader for CREDO, and served on its advisory board. His is also a trustee for the Bexley-Seabury Seminary, Episcopal Preaching Foundation, the Ocean Classroom Foundation, the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, and Kenyon College.

Personal life

Hollingsworth married Susan Melville Hunt on July 30, 1988. She was a candidate for a Ph.D. from Harvard University. She is the daughter of Priscilla and Richard M. Hunt of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her father was a marshal and senior lecturer of Harvard University. They are the parents of Sophie, Isaac, Eli, and Lily.

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "The Rt Revd Mark Hollingsworth", World Anglican. Retrieved on 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ "The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth Jr.", Diocese of Ohio. Retrieved on 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Susan Melville Hunt, PhD Candidate, Weds the Rev. Mark Hollingsworth Jr". The New York Times. July 31, 1988. p. 46. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. "Mark Hollingsworth". Bexley Seabury. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded byJ. Clark Grew II Bishop of Ohio
2004–present 		Incumbent


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