Mark Bourlakas

Mark Allen Bourlakas is the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.

The Right Reverend Mark Allen Bourlakas
Bishop of Southwestern Virginia
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Southwestern Virginia
Elected	March 9, 2013
In office	2013–present
Predecessor	Frank Neff Powell
Orders
Ordination	May 24, 1997 (deacon) December 6, 1997 (priest)
Consecration	July 20, 2013 by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Martha Bourlakas
Children	3

Biography

After studies at Sewanee: The University of the South and Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the diaconate on May 24, 1997, and to the priesthood on December 6, 1997. After ordination, he served parishes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. On November 20, 2006, the cathedral chapter elected him Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville, Kentucky. he was installed in 2007. Bourlakas was elected Bishop of Southwestern Virginia on March 9, 2013, and was consecrated on July 20, 2013, at the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre.^[1][2]

See also

• List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
• Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States