ALUMNI UPDATES: Stevenson elected bishop of Diocese of Virginia

The Rev. Canon Mark Stevenson, ‘00, was elected the 14th Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia at a Special Convention held on June 4, 2022, at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School in Alexandria, Virginia.

Stevenson served as Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Louisiana from August 2005 until September 2013. Following hurricane Katrina, Stevenson’s ministry expanded to include helping organize relief processes. He was named Domestic Poverty Missioner for the Episcopal Church in 2013 and Director of Episcopal Migration Ministries in 2016.

He was formerly Rector of the Church of the Annunciation in New Orleans and the Church of the Good Shepherd in Maitland, Florida.

Nashotah House recognized Stevenson with the Bishop McKim Award in 2016 for his accomplishments.

Stevenson is scheduled to be ordained and consecrated a bishop in The Episcopal Church on Dec. 3, 2022, at Saint Paul’s Baptist Church in Henrico, Virginia.