Ruth Woodliff-Stanley


Ruth Woodliff-Stanley
Bishop of South Carolina
ChurchEpiscopal Church
ProvinceIV
DioceseSouth Carolina
ElectedMay 1, 2021
In office2021-present
PredecessorGladstone B. Adams III (Provisional)
SuccessorIncumbent
Previous post(s)Canon, Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania & Western New York; Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Colorado; Rector, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Denver
Orders
OrdinationJune 28, 1991
by Duncan M. Gray Jr.
ConsecrationOctober 2, 2021
by Michael B. Curry
Personal details
Born (1962-08-09) August 9, 1962 (age 62)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationEpiscopal Church
SpouseNathan Woodliff-Stanley
Children2

Ruth Woodliff-Stanley (born August 9, 1962) is a prelate of the Episcopal Church and currently serves as the 15th Bishop of South Carolina. She is the 1,137 Bishop consecrated for the church. Woodliff-Stanley is the first regular diocesan Bishop for the Diocese of South Carolina since 2012, and the first female Bishop in the over 200 plus years of the diocese's existence.