Leonard W. Riches | |
|---|---|
| Presiding Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church (Retired) Bishop Ordinary Reformed Episcopal Church Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (Retired) | |
| Church | Reformed Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic |
| In office | 1996–2014 |
| Successor | Royal U. Grote Jr., Presiding Bishop Reformed Episcopal Church; David L. Hicks, Bishop Ordinary Reformed Episcopal Church Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1965 by Howard David Higgins |
| Consecration | June 1975 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonard Wayne Riches 1939 (age 84–85) |
Leonard Wayne Riches Sr. (born 1939) is an American Anglican Bishop. He served as Presiding Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church from 1996 to June 2014, and was previously the bishop of the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic in this church, which was a founding jurisdiction of the Anglican Church in North America. He married his wife, Barbara, in 1964, and they have two grown sons, Leonard W. Riches, Jr. and Jonathan S. Riches.[1]