Douglas Sparks

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The Right Reverend

Douglas Sparks
Roman Catholic)
ResidenceSouth Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Spouse
Dana Wirth Sparks
(m. 1988)
Children3
Previous post(s)St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Rochester, Minnesota
Alma materSt. Mary's Seminary College

Douglas Everett Sparks (born January 8, 1956) is an American

The Episcopal Church
.

Ordained ministry

Roman Catholic Church

Sparks studied Philosophy at St. Mary's Seminary College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in May 1980.[1] He attended the De Andreis Institute of Theology, from which he graduated with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree in June 1984.[1]

Sparks was

Roman Catholic Church as a deacon in April 1983 and to the priesthood in June 1984.[1] He then served as a priest in Missouri, Colorado, and Illinois.[1]

Sparks (left) receiving the crozier from his predecessor

Episcopal Church

On June 4, 1989, Sparks was received as a priest into the Episcopal Church.[2] Sparks served as Rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Whitewater, Wisconsin from 1990 to 1995.[1]

After a further

Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, New Zealand.[1] Upon his return he became Rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Rochester, Minnesota.[3]

On February 6, 2016, Sparks was elected as the next bishop of the

Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, he was consecrated a bishop by Michael Curry.[2]

Personal life

Sparks is married to Dana Wirth Sparks; the couple has three children Christina, Graham, and Gavin.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Resume: Douglas Everett Sparks" (PDF). Episcopal Elections (pdf). 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Doug Sparks". Episcopal Clerical Directory. Church Pension Group. Retrieved April 29, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ St Luke's, Whitewater, Wisconsin parish website, stlukesepiscopal.org; accessed September 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Northern Indiana diocese elects Douglas E. Sparks as eighth bishop". Episcopal News Service. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. February 8, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "The Rev. Dr. Douglas Everett Sparks". Diocese of Central Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Michael Henry Brown
Wellington

2003–2004
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