The Right Reverend Charles Andrew Doyle | |
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Bishop of Texas | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Texas |
Elected | May 24, 2008 |
In office | 2009–present |
Predecessor | Don Wimberly |
Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Texas (2008-2009) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1995 (deacon) 1996 (priest) |
Consecration | November 22, 2008 by Katharine Jefferts Schori |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | JoAnne Doyle |
Children | 2 |
Charles Andrew "Andy" Doyle (born May 31, 1966) is the ninth and current Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas in The Episcopal Church. He was elected bishop co-adjutor on May 24, 2008, and was seated as Bishop of Texas on June 7, 2009. Prior to his election as Bishop of Texas, Doyle served as Canon to the Ordinary under his predecessor, Don A. Wimberly. In February 2020, he announced that the Episcopal Diocese of Texas would start a $13 million racial reconciliation initiative. This move was praised by Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry.[1]