The Right Reverend Allen Lyman Bartlett Jr.
Assisting Bishop, 2001-2004
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+ Allen L. Bartlett Jr. – Appointed by the Bishop of Washington, the Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane, to continue his duties as Assisting Bishop of the Diocese of Washington, begun under Bishop pro tempore Jane Holmes Dixon in January, 2001. In his part-time capacity, Bishop Bartlett visited congregations, provided pastoral care and counseling to clergy and lay leadership, and represented Bishop Chane in ecumenical and interfaith matters and judicatory leadership meetings. Biography Major sermons and writings

The Right Reverend Jane Holmes Dixon
Bishop Suffragan, 1992-2000
Bishop of Washington, pro tempore, 2001-2002
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+ Jane Holmes Dixon – (consecrated 1992) Installed diocesan bishop pro tempore in 2001, Dixon – the second woman bishop in the United States – continued to advance the diocesan tradition of including all people in the life of the church. She took strong leadership stances on interfaith understanding and cooperation and on issues of social justice.

The Right Reverend Ronald H. Haines
Bishop Suffragan, 1986-1989
Bishop of Washington, pro tempore, 1989-1990
Bishop of Washington, 1990-2000
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+ Ronald Hayward Haines – (consecrated 1986) Installed as diocesan bishop in 1990, Haines streamlined the organization of Episcopal Church House – the diocese's administrative center – and restructured the way diocesan finances are managed. With diocesan lay and clergy leaders, he created procedures for developing new mission policies and for the use of the Ruth Gregory Soper Memorial Fund to benefit community and church outreach. He continued the diocesan heritage of support for women's ministries and took courageous stands in ordaining and supporting gay and lesbian people.

The Right Reverend John T. Walker
Bishop Suffragan, 1971-1976
Bishop Coadjutor, 1976-1977
Bishop of Washington, 1977-1989
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+ John Thomas Walker – (consecrated 1971) Installed as diocesan bishop in 1977, Walker continued Creighton's support of women's ordination. The first African American to attend Virginia Seminary, the nation's second black diocesan bishop and a candidate in 1985 for the office of presiding bishop, Walker earned a world reputation for his support of social activism. Through his friendship with South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu, he exercised an effective leadership of opposition to apartheid. Walker reached across denominational divisions to people of other faiths, and was one of the founders of the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, a coalition of Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu and other faith groups that dialogue and work together on community issues.

The Right Reverend Paul Moore, Jr.
Bishop Suffragan, 1964-1970
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The Right Reverend William F. Creighton
Bishop of Washington, 1962-1977
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+ William Forman Creighton – (consecrated 1959) The fifth bishop of Washington led the diocese through the difficulties of prayer book changes and the ordination of women with patience and compassion. Forced by canon law to impose discipline as a result of irregular ordinations of women in the diocese, he also ordained three of the nation’s first regularly ordained women priests in a festive service at the cathedral in January 1977.

The Right Reverend Angus Dun
Bishop of Washington, 1944-1962
+ Angus Dun – (consecrated 1944) A former seminary dean and quiet intellectual, Dun proved to be a forceful bishop, not only promoting church unity and strong social activism, but also taking on the issue of race in the diocese for the first time.

The Right Reverend James E. Freeman
Bishop of Washington, 1923-1943
+ James Edward Freeman – (consecrated 1923) The third bishop of Washington came into the ordained ministry from a business background. He was a superb fund raiser who worked tirelessly at promoting the unfinished cathedral as a national treasure throughout the United States.

The Right Reverend Alfred Harding
Bishop of Washington, 1909-1923
+ Alfred Harding – (consecrated 1909) Saterlee's successor, Harding had been a much-loved parish priest in the Diocese of Washington. He became an outstanding pastor to the whole diocese as the second Bishop of Washington.

The Right Reverend Henry Yates Satterlee
Bishop of Washington, 1896-1908
+ Henry Yates Satterlee – (consecrated 1896) In 1895, Henry Yates Satterlee was elected as the first bishop of Washington. He was consecrated in 1896. Satterlee was an energetic force behind the establishment of the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, commonly known as the Washington National Cathedral. He was responsible for acquiring its land and overseeing its construction in the Gothic style. He envisioned the role of the cathedral in national and world affairs, and articulated the idea that the cathedral would be the "chief mission church of the Diocese of Washington." Today, both the bylaws of the cathedral and the canons of the Diocese of Washington recognize this aspect of its unique ministry.Satterlee came from New York, where he had been active in mission work to the poor in the city's Lower East Side. He was committed to a high vision for both the new diocese and the building of its cathedral. Earning international respect for his integrity and leadership, he also worked hard to promote the black clergy of the diocese.