Charlie Holt (Episcopal clergyman)

Charlie Holt is an American Episcopal clergyman. He became rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Jacksonville, Florida on August 13, 2023. Prior to this he was twice bishop coadjutor-elect of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. The first was from May 14, 2022 until August 19, 2022, when he renounced his election due to questionable irregularities in his election. He was elected a second time on November 19, 2022. Again, his election was contested and the objections forward to the presiding bishop. The Episcopal Church's court of review issued a report on February 16, 2023. In light of this report and other concerns, Holt did not receive the necessary consents from the bishops and standing committees of other diocese by July 20, 2023. This ended his status as bishop elect.

Several church groups urged that consent not be given. Others, including more than 400 laity across the Diocese of Florida, argued he should be granted consent.

At the time of his first election, he was associate rector of teaching and formation at the Church of St. John the Divine in Houston, Texas. He joined the staff of the Diocese of Florida on August 1, 2022, while objections to his first election were being adjudicated, and remained on the diocesan staff until becoming rector of St. Mark's in August 2023.

Rev. Holt is widely known for his racial reconciliation work in Sanford, Florida, after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in 2012 and murder trial of George Zimmerman in 2013, however he has been widely criticized for not being LGBTQ+ inclusive.