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And so, Lord, the People of the Diocese of Newark seek a Bishop of the Diocese who is a leader dwelling among us, calling us to marshal our faith and our talents, who is visible and vocal to both the Episcopal community and the world beyond, who speaks the spiritual reality and the truth of the Gospel as it relates to us and to our times.

from Prayers of the People in Signs of Grace in the Diocese of Newark

The Nominees for the 10th Bishop of Newark

The Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe

Officer for Congregational Development
Diocese of California
San Francisco, CA

The Rev. Mark Beckwith

Rector, All Saints Church
Worcester, MA

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Carol Joy Gallagher

Assistant Bishop
Diocese of Newark
Newark, NJ

The Rev. William A. Potter

Rector, St. Luke's Church
Hope, NJ

The Very Rev. Petero A.N. Sabune

Pastor and Protestant Chaplain
at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
and Associate at Trinity Church
Ossining, NY

The Rev. William Hallock (Chip) Stokes

Rector, St. Paul's Church
Delray Beach, FL

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The Rev. Mark Beckwith

Rector, All Saints Church
Worcester, MA

The Rev. Mark Beckwith

Mark has been Rector of All Saints Church, Worcester, Massachusetts, in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, since 1993. During his tenure at All Saints, the congregation has been nationally recognized for its neighborhood ministry. Mark is a 1973 graduate of Amherst College, and a 1978 graduate of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. He was ordained a Priest in 1980. After serving a parish and a hospital chaplaincy in his home diocese of Connecticut, he served as Associate Rector of St. Peter’s, Morristown from 1982-1985, and Rector of Christ Church, Hackensack from 1985-1993.

While in the Diocese of Newark, Mark was a co-founder of Morris Shelter, Inc. and a co-founder and first President of the Inter-Religious Fellowship of the Homeless in Bergen County.

Mark has been married to Marilyn Olson since 1982, and they are the parents of two recent college graduates: Christine, who is beginning a two-year commitment in Teach for America in Memphis, Tennessee; and Paul, who is beginning graduate school in Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Mark is a competitive swimmer, an avid cyclist and Boston Red Sox fan.

Nominated by Nominating Committee