Clifton Daniel III is the residing Bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina

Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina

The Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina was formed on October 9, 1883 by action of the General Convention. It consists of the congregations of the Episcopal Church in the eastern portion of the state of North Carolina and forms part of Province 4 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of...

. He is the seventh bishop to serve the diocese.

Education

Bishop Daniel was born in Goldsboro

Goldsboro, North Carolina

Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 37,597 at the 2008 census estimate. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The nearby town of Waynesboro was founded in 1787 and Goldsboro was...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, on July 4, 1947. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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, graduating in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Education. He earned his Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary

Virginia Theological Seminary

Virginia Theological Seminary , formally called the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, is the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States. Founded in 1818, VTS is situated on an campus in Alexandria, Virginia, just a few miles from downtown Washington, DC. VTS...

 in Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...

 in 1972. He was granted honorary Doctor of Divinity

Doctor of Divinity

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 degrees from both Virginia Theological Seminary in 1997 and the University of the South in 1998.

Vocational Milestones

Bishop Daniel was ordained to the diaconate in June 1972, and then to the priesthood in April 1973. In 1996 he was elected and consecrated Bishop Coadjutor

Coadjutor bishop

A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...

 of the diocese. Following the death of The Rt. Rev. B. Sidney Sanders, he became Diocesan Bishop in June, 1997.

Family and Personal Life

In August, 1978, Bishop Daniel married Anne William Miller. The couple has three daughters—Margaret Daniel Pickron,(husband, Norman Pickron); Elizabeth Daniel Zajac, (husband,Jared Zajac); and Charlotte Holloman Daniel. Bishop Daniel and his wife live in Greenville

Greenville, North Carolina

Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina...

, North Carolina.