The Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe was elected presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church in June 2024 and took office on Nov. 1 for a nine-year term. In this role, he serves as the church’s chief pastor and CEO. Known for his expertise in organizational learning and adaptive change, Rowe is committed to strengthening support for local ministry and mission.
He was ordained bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania in 2007 after serving as rector of St. John’s in Franklin, Pennsylvania, for seven years. From 2014 to 2018, he served as bishop provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, and from 2019 to 2024, he led a partnership between the Episcopal Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York.
Rowe holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Grove City College, a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in organizational learning and leadership from Gannon University. He has served as a leader of many civic and churchwide organizations and governance bodies, and as parliamentarian for the House of Bishops.
The Episcopal Mission of Holy Trinity of Crystal Springs MS is an elder mission in the Diocese of Mississippi. Our Diocesean Bishop is the Rt. Rev. Duncan M. Gray III. Our vicar is the Rev. David Wesley Lemburg. Ms. Celeste Ramirez is our Senior Warden. Holy Trinity is small town Episcopal church that is very welcoming. Some of our members have been a part of our faith community for more than eight decades! Others have been with us less than a year. We welcome all to our fellowship of faith as our Episcopal tradition laid out in the Book of Common Prayer. As a mission, we fully support our Bishop and his vision path of the diocese: One Church in Mission, Inviting, Transforming and Reconciling.
