The Rev. Carlye J. Hughes to become first female and first African American Bishop of Newark.
When the Rev. Carlye J. Hughes is consecrated as the 11th Episcopal Bishop of Newark on September 22, she will join a line of apostolic succession that tradition holds is unbroken since the earliest days of the Christian church.
She will kneel on the stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and more than 20 bishops will directly or indirectly lay their hands on her, in accordance with ancient tradition. She will be charged in prayer with “wisely overseeing the life and work of the Church.”
Dear Companions on the Journey,
What a great delight it is to write to you from the Bishop’s Residence. After many weeks of handing off projects, farewell meals, packing, driving, driving, and more driving, we are finally here. We have been warmly welcomed by the Transition Committee and are settling into life here.
The Rev. Carlye J. Hughes was chosen XI Bishop of the Diocese of Newark during a special convention on May 19, 2018 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown.
