Chilton R. Knudsen | |
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| Assistant Bishop of Chicago | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Chicago |
| Installed | 2021 |
| Other post(s) | VIII Bishop of Maine Interim Bishop of Lexington Assistant Bishop of New York Assistant Bishop of Long Island Assisting Bishop of Maryland Assisting Bishop of Washington |
| Previous post(s) | Assistant Bishop of Washington |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 24, 1981 by James W. Montgomery |
| Consecration | March 28, 1998 by Frank T. Griswold |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chilton Abbie Richardson September 29, 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Michael J. Knudsen (d. 2021) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Chatham College Seabury-Western Theological Seminary |
Chilton Abbie Richardson Knudsen (born September 29, 1946)[1] is a bishop of the Episcopal Church. Knudsen served as the diocesan bishop of Maine for a decade (1997–2008). Upon retiring from that position, she then served as interim bishop in the Diocese of Lexington (2011–2012) and as assistant bishop in the Diocese of New York (2013–2014) and the Diocese of Long Island (2014–2015).[2] In May 2015, she began serving as assistant bishop in the Diocese of Maryland. On December 6, 2018, Knudsen announced her resignation from that temporary position after accepting a position as assisting bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington as of February 20, 2019.[3] In August, 2021 she was appointed assisting bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago due to Bishop Paula Clark having to delay her consecration for health reasons.[4]
- ^ Episcopal Café — Celebrating 25 years of Barbara Harris (Accessed 26 June 2015)
- ^ "Maryland diocese names Chilton R. Knudsen as assistant bishop", Episcopal News Service, The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 2015-05-14, archived from the original on 2015-05-29, retrieved 2015-05-21
- ^ "Homepage".
- ^ Bishop Chilton Knudsen Called as Assisting Bishop/Obispo Chilton Knudsen llamado como Obispo Asistente, Chicago: Episcopal Diocese of Chicago (published August 3, 2021), 3 August 2021, retrieved August 5, 2021