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He caught the world’s attention when he preached at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on May 19 – just a few hours before Hughes was elected on the first ballot.Įpiscopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry gives an address during the wedding of Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, who was elected to that office in 2015 for a single nine-year term. The chief consecrator will be the Most Rev. Indeed, the word “episcopal” means “of or pertaining to bishops.” In the Episcopal Church, bishops are elected, not appointed. The Episcopal Church is headed by its bishops, rather than by a single authority such as a pope. Admission is free, but advance ticketing is required. The entire Diocese of Newark is invited to be a part of this momentous celebration, which is why a venue the size of NJPAC was selected. There will be a mix of traditional and Gospel music, accented by a brass quintet, a jazz pianist, African drums and bagpipes, as well as the traditional organ. Then the service will continue as a festive celebration, with music led by a choir of more than 200 in English, Spanish and Korean, which are languages spoken in churches in the diocese. Hughes, the 1,109th bishop of the Episcopal Church, and the first woman and first African-American to serve as Bishop of Newark. Having knelt as a bishop-elect, she will rise as the Rt. She will be charged in prayer with “wisely overseeing the life and work of the Church.” She will kneel on the stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and more than 20 bishops will directly or indirectly lay their hands on her, in accordance with ancient tradition. Hughes is consecrated as the 11th Episcopal Bishop of Newark on September 22, she will join a line of apostolic succession that tradition holds is unbroken since the earliest days of the Christian church.

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