David G. Read is an American Episcopal bishop. He has served as the eleventh bishop of West Texas since 2023.
Ordained ministry Read served as rector of St. Helena's Episcopal Church in Boerne, Texas, before his election as bishop. During his tenure, he focused on congregational growth and community outreach.Anon. 2023. "David Read to Succeed David Reed in West Texas." The Living Church. July 11. https://livingchurch.org/news/david-read-to-succeed-david-reed-in-west-texas/.
Episcopacy On July 8, 2023, Read was consecrated as the eleventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas. The service was led by Bishop W. Michie Klusmeyer, with co-consecrators including Episcopal Bishops David M. Reed, Rayford B. High Jr., Jonathan Folts, James E. Folts, and Kathryn McCrossen Ryan as well as Bishop Susan J. Briner of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.Anon. 2023. "David Read is Consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of West Texas." Episcopal News Service. July 11. https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2023/07/11/david-read-is-consecrated-bishop-coadjutor-of-the-diocese-of-west-texas/.Anon. 2023. "The Rt. Rev. Dr. David G. Read Ordained and Consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of West Texas." Diocese of West Texas. July 11. https://www.dwtx.org/blog/the-rt-rev-dr-david-g-read-ordained-and-consecrated-bishop-coadjutor-of-west-texas.
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