The Right Reverend Matthew Alan Gunter | |
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Bishop of Wisconsin | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Wisconsin |
Elected | October 19, 2013 |
In office | 2014–present |
Predecessor | Russell Jacobus |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Fond du Lac |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 21, 1996 by Frank Griswold |
Consecration | April 26, 2014 by Katharine Jefferts Schori |
Personal details | |
Born | December 20, 1957 |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Leslie Gunter |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington Virginia Theological Seminary |
Matthew Alan Gunter (born December 20, 1957)[1] is the ninth and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin in The Episcopal Church. He assumed this post upon the 2024 merger of the Dioceses of Eau Claire and Fond du Lac with the Diocese of Milwaukee. From 2014 to 2024, he was the diocesan bishop of Fond du Lac. Prior to becoming bishop, he served as Rector of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and as Assistant Rector of St. David Church, Glenview, Illinois.[2]