Mariann Edgar Budde (/ ˈ b ʌ d i /; née Edgar; born 1959) is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church.She has served as the bishop of Washington since November 2011. She is Washington's first female diocesan bishop. Budde was ordained as a deacon in 1988 and as a priest in 1989. She served as rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1993 …

5 days ago · National spokespeople for the Episcopal Church called Budde “a valued and trusted pastor.” They said, “We stand by Bishop Budde and her appeal for the Christian values of mercy and compassion.” Before her current post, she served as a parish priest at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis for 18 years.

1 day ago · Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde speaks as President Trump sits in attendance at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C. Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Images

Jan 23, 2025 · Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde (left) arrives as President Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ...

13 hours ago · (The Conversation) — Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s sermon on Jan. 21, 2025, in which she appealed to President Donald Trump to have mercy toward groups frightened by his position on ...

5 days ago · Budde, 65, is the first woman to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, a position she has held since 2011. She oversees 86 churches across Washington, D.C., and Maryland, with 38,000 members.

Jan 21, 2025 · Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, whose direct appeal to President Trump for mercy on behalf of immigrants and the L.G.B.T.Q. community made headlines on Tuesday, was also publicly critical of Mr. Trump ...

3 days ago · The Right Reverend Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., has a history of practicing what’s called “the prophetic tradition”: naming the world’s ills and calling out ...

Bishop Budde was consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington in November 2011. Prior to her election, she served for 18 years as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. She earned a B.A. in history at the University of Rochester, graduating magna cum laude.

Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. The first woman elected to this position, she also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries ...