The Rt. Rev.
Mark Hollingsworth, Jr.

Bishop of Ohio

Bishop Hollingsworth, 50, was consecrated the Eleventh Bishop of Ohio on April 17, 2004. Bishop Hollingsworth moved from his native Massachusetts to Ohio with his wife, Sue, and their four children, ages 5 to 14.

Hollingsworth, who was elected at the Diocese's convention in November 2003, previously served for nine years as Archdeacon in the Diocese of Massachusetts, an assistant to the bishop who helps congregations and priests manage growth, change, and the inevitable difficulties that arise in communities of faith.

Prior to his work as Archdeacon, Bishop Hollingsworth had served as rector of St. Anne's-in-the-Fields in Lincoln, Massachusetts and Associate Rector of St. Francis in the Fields in Harrods Creek, Kentucky. He was also Chaplain to the Cathedral School for Boys and the Children's Cancer Research Center in San Francisco.

Bishop Hollingsworth has held many positions of leadership within the Episcopal Church and been active in a variety of community ministries, including founding Epiphany at Sea, a sea education experience for inner-city elementary school students from the Epiphany School, Boston. Bishop Hollingsworth holds a Master of Divinity from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College.

For more information on the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio and Bishop Hollingsworth's episcopate, please visit www.dohio.org or call the Diocese at 216-771-3630.

Photo: The Rev. Brian K. Wilbert