Kevin D. Nichols
The Right Reverend Kevin D. Nichols | |
|---|---|
| 9th Bishop of Bethlehem | |
 Nichols in 2024 | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Bethlehem |
| Elected | April 28, 2018 |
| In office | 2018–present |
| Predecessor | Paul V. Marshall |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | September 15, 2018 by Michael Curry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | United States |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Roman Catholic) |
| Spouse | Patti |
| Children | 4 |
Kevin Donnelly Nichols is an American bishop who has served as the ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem since 2018.[1]
Initially ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, Nichols was received into the Episcopal priesthood in 1999. Prior to serving as Bishop of Bethlehem, Nichols worked as a rector for several small parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, for which he also served as president of the diocesan Standing Committee.[2] Nichols was also nominated and appointed as a member of the Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC).[2][3]
In 2018, Nichols was elected, ordained, and consecrated as Bishop of Bethlehem, filling a multi-year vacancy left by his predecessor, Paul V. Marshall.[2]
Biography
Nichols was originally ordained a Roman Catholic priest after receiving his Master of Divinity from St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore.[1] On December 11, 1999 he was received into the Episcopal priesthood and became rector of St Stephen's Church in Pittsfield, New Hampshire and then of St Andrew's Church in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. He was also chief operating officer and canon for mission resources in the Diocese of New Hampshire.[4][5]
On April 28, 2018, Nichols was elected Bishop of Bethlehem on the first ballot of a special convention that took place in the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was consecrated on September 15, 2018, at the First Presbyterian Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. He was installed in the Cathedral of the Nativity on October 12, 2018.[2]
See also
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References
- ^ a b "Kevin D. Nichols ordained as 9th bishop of the Diocese of Bethlehemp", Episcopal News Service, 21 September 2018. Retrieved on 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "The Rt. Rev. Kevin Nichols, Bishop", Diocese of Bethlehem, Bethlehem. Retrieved on 27 October 2019.
- ^ Affairs, Office of Public (2012-08-01). "Nominees considered for special task force on church structural reform". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "The Rt. Rev. Kevin Nichols", The Episcopal Church. Retrieved on 27 October 2019.
- ^ The Rev. Canon Kevin Nichols Elected IX Bishop of Bethlehem, Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, retrieved April 28, 2018