Mary Adelia McLeod

The Right Reverend

Mary Adelia McLeod
Bishop of Vermont
McLeod blessing the people at her consecration, November 1993. Her son, the Rev. Harrison McLeod, is at her side.
ChurchEpiscopal Church
ElectedJune 5, 1993
In office1993–2001
PredecessorDaniel L. Swenson
SuccessorThomas C. Ely
Previous post(s)Archdeacon for southern West Virginia (1983–1993)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1980
by Bill Stough
ConsecrationNovember 1, 1993
by Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born(1938-09-27)September 27, 1938
DiedOctober 12, 2022(2022-10-12) (aged 84)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
SpouseHenry Marvin McLeod (m. Nov 25, 1970)
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Alabama

Mary Adelia Rosamond McLeod (September 27, 1938 – October 12, 2022) was the first woman diocesan bishop in the Episcopal Church. She was elected bishop of the Diocese of Vermont on June 5, 1993, at a special convention held at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Burlington. Clergy and lay delegates selected her from among five nominees.