Loading...Brief profiles of the nominees for eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky follow. More information will be posted on the Search/Nominating Committee's Web page in coming days.
The Rev. David Allen Boyd
The Rev. David Allen Boyd is currently Rector of St. David’s Episcopal Church, Austin, in the Diocese of Texas, where he has served since 2003. He has also served as Rector of St. Michael the Archangel in Lexington, KY from 1996 to 2003; Rector of St. Andrew’s, Milwaukee, WI from 1990-1996; Rector of St. John’s, Milwaukee, WI from 1990-1994; Rector of St. John the Divine, Burlington, WI from 1986-1990; and Urban Missioner for the Diocese of Milwaukee from 1990-1996. He was born in Janesville, WI in 1955. He received his M.Div. from Nashotah House Theological Seminary in 1984 and a B.S. in Education from Southern Illinois University in 1977. He was ordained in 1984. He is married to The Rev. Catherine Tyndall Boyd. They have two children.
The Very Rev. John Paul Downey
The Very Rev. John Paul Downey is currently the Dean of the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Erie, in the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania, where he has served since 1987. He has also served as Rector of Grace Church, Ridgway, PA from 1983-1986 and as Vicar of The Valley Missions, St. Laurence’s, Osceola Mills and Holy Trinity, Houtzdale, PA from 1980-1982. He was born in Corry, PA in 1954. He received his M.Div. from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in 1980 and a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from Grove City College in 1975. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1980. He is married to Sharon A. Downey and has three children.
The Very Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely
The Very Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely is currently the Dean of Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix, in the Diocese of Arizona, where he has served since 2006. He has also served as Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Bethlehem, PA from 1998-2006; Rector of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Breckenridge, PA from 1993-1998; and Curate of St. Barnabas, Wilmington, DE from 1991-1993. He was born in 1960. He received his M.Div. from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale in 1991, a M.S. in Physics from the University of Delaware in 1987, and a B.A. in Physics from Franklin and Marshall College in 1982. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1992. He is married to Karen McTigue Knisely. They have one child.
The Very Rev. Terry Allen White
The Very Rev. Terry Allen White is currently the Dean of Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, in the Diocese of West Missouri, where he has served since 2004. He has also served as Rector of Trinity Church, Highland Park, IL from 1995-2004; Associate Rector, Christ Church, Winnetka, IL from 1991 to 1995; Vicar of St. Paul’s Church, Plymouth, and St. Boniface, Chilton, WI from 1987-1991. He was Curate of Christ Church, Winnetka, IL from 1985-1987. He was born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1959. He received his M.Div. from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in 1985 and a B.A. in Religion and Philosophy from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1982. He was ordained a priest in 1986. He is married to Linda Sue White. They have two children.
