Glenda S. Curry
Glenda S. Curry (born June 20, 1953) is the twelfth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. In an earlier career as a nurse and college administrator she was president of Troy State University at Montgomery from 1991 to 1999 where she helped created the Rosa Parks Library and Museum.
The Right Reverend Glenda S. Curry | |
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| Twelfth Bishop of Alabama | |
Curry preaching at All Saints' Episcopal Church, Homewood, Alabama, April 2021. | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Alabama |
| Elected | January 18, 2020 |
| Installed | January 9, 2021 |
| Predecessor | Kee Sloan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 29, 2002 (deacon) December 3, 2002 (priest) by Henry N. Parsley Jr. |
| Consecration | June 27, 2020 by Scott Benhase |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 20, 1953 United States |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | William Curry |
| Children | 2 |
| Previous post(s) | Rector, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Homewood, Alabama (2004-2020) Rector, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Leeds, Alabama (2002-2004) |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina |
She was the first woman to lead a four-year university in Alabama and the first woman to serve as an Episcopal bishop in any of the five Deep South states. She was invested to succeeded Kee Sloan on January 9, 2021. At the time of her investiture, she was one of three women serving as bishops of Protestant denominations in Birmingham, Alabama.
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