Scott Benhase
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Scott A. Benhase is the tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia
in the United States
. He was elected September 12, 2009 to succeed Henry I. Louttit, Jr.
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on a second ballot from the field of six nominees. He received 76 votes of 146 cast in the lay order and 58 of 103 cast in the clergy order. The special election convention, held at the Dubose Porter Center in Dublin, Georgia, was the Diocese of Georgia's 188th convention. His ordination and consecration as bishop of Georgia was held January 23, 2010 at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.
Episcopal Diocese of Georgia
The Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, USA is one of 20 dioceses that comprise Province IV of the US Episcopal Church, and is a diocese within the worldwide Anglican Communion. The current bishop is the Rt. Rev. Scott Anson Benhase who succeeded the Rt. Rev. Henry I. Louttit, Jr...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He was elected September 12, 2009 to succeed Henry I. Louttit, Jr.
Henry I. Louttit, Jr.
Henry I. Louttit, Jr. served as the Ninth Bishop of the U.S, state of Georgia. He was the 901st bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America .-Life:...
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Life
Benhase graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary. He served at parishes in Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia before he was called to be rector of St. Alban’s, Washington, D.C. (Diocese of Washington) in 2006. He is married to Kelly Jones Benhase and they have three children, John(23), Charley(21), and Mary Grace(18). He was a founding member of The Order of the Ascension, a dispersed Christian community with a shared commitment to parish revitalization and the struggle for justice in the church and society. He has twice served as the Presiding Officer of the Order.Episcopacy
Benhase was elected 10th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of GeorgiaEpiscopal Diocese of Georgia
The Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, USA is one of 20 dioceses that comprise Province IV of the US Episcopal Church, and is a diocese within the worldwide Anglican Communion. The current bishop is the Rt. Rev. Scott Anson Benhase who succeeded the Rt. Rev. Henry I. Louttit, Jr...
on a second ballot from the field of six nominees. He received 76 votes of 146 cast in the lay order and 58 of 103 cast in the clergy order. The special election convention, held at the Dubose Porter Center in Dublin, Georgia, was the Diocese of Georgia's 188th convention. His ordination and consecration as bishop of Georgia was held January 23, 2010 at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.