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Michael Curry (bishop)
Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church from 2015 to 2024
This article is about the American presiding bishop. For other people named Michael Curry, see Michael Curry.
Michael Bruce Curry (born March 13, 1953) is an American retired bishop who was the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church.
Elected in 2015, he was the first African American elected to the role, having previously served as Bishop of North Carolina from 2000 to 2015. His tenure as presiding bishop ended on November 1, 2024, and he was succeeded by Sean Rowe.[3]
Early life and education
Curry noted in his autobiography that both sides of his family were descended from slaves and sharecroppers in North Carolina and Alabama.
He was born in Maywood, Illinois, a suburb just west of Chicago.[5] His grandfather and great-grandfather were Baptist ministers.[6] His parents were Dorothy and the Rev. Kenneth Curry, who had been Baptists but becam
