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The Right Reverend

Mariann Budde
Bishop of Washington
Budde in 2012
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseWashington
ElectedJune 18, 2011
In office2011–present
PredecessorJohn Bryson Chane
Orders
OrdinationMay 28, 1988 (deacon)
March 4, 1989 (priest)
ConsecrationNovember 12, 2011
by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born
Mariann Edgar

(1959-12-10) December 10, 1959 (age 65)
Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
DenominationEpiscopal Church
SpousePaul Budde
Children2
EducationMount Olive High School
Alma materUniversity of Rochester (BA)
Virginia Theological Seminary (MDiv, DMin)

Mariann Budde (/ˈbʌdi/; née Edgar; born December 10, 1959) is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church. She has served as Bishop of Washington since November 2011. Before being elected Washington's first female diocesan bishop, she served 18 years as rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Early life and education

Mariann Edgar Budde was born on December 10, 1959[1] in Summit, New Jersey,[2] to a Swedish-American mother, Ann Björkman (1931–2024), and an American father, William Edgar.[3][4] She grew up in the Flanders section of Mount Olive Township, New Jersey, attending West Morris Mount Olive High School, and also in Colorado, following her parents' divorce.[5][6]

She completed her undergraduate work at the University of Rochester[5] in 1982,[7] earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in history magna cum laude.[8] She received her Master of Divinity (1989) and Doctor of Ministry (2008) degrees from the Virginia Theological Seminary.[8]

Career

Early career

Budde worked in urban ministry in Arizona and then as a missionary in Honduras before joining the clergy.[9] She was accepted as a postulant in the Episcopal Church at the age of 24.[4] She was ordained as a deacon on May 28, 1988, and as a priest on March 4, 1989.[10] Her first position after seminary was as assistant priest at Trinity Episcopal Church in Toledo, Ohio.[11] She became rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1993,[4][12] and served 18 years in that position.[5][8] Budde has frequently cited the miracle of the loaves and fish as the foundation of her ministry.[13][14][15]

Bishop of Washington

Budde was elected the ninth bishop of Washington on June 18, 2011,[16][17] at a special convention at Washington National Cathedral to replace the retiring bishop, John Bryson Chane.[16] She was consecrated at the cathedral on November 12 of that year, becoming Washington's first female diocesan bishop.[17] Her consecrator was Katharine Jefferts Schori, with Brian Prior, Mark M. Beckwith, John Bryson Chane, and Mary Glasspool as co-consecrators.[10] As bishop, she heads the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, which comprises 86 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools across the District of Columbia and in four Maryland counties:[8] Montgomery, Prince George's, Charles, and St. Mary's.[16] She also serves as chair of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation,[8][18] and as an ex officio member of the Governing Board of the National Cathedral School.[19]

Her first sermon at the National Cathedral, attended by 2,000 people, was the first since an earthquake damaged the cathedral several months earlier.[20]

As bishop, Budde oversaw the removal of the Washington National Cathedral's stained-glass panes honoring Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. In place of the old windows (donated in 1953 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy), new windows depicting the struggle for African Americans civil rights (entitled Now and Forever and executed by Kerry James Marshall) were installed.[21][22]

In October 2018, Budde presided over the interment service of Matthew Shepard at the National Cathedral.[23]

In June 2020, amid the George Floyd protests in Washington, DC, Budde criticized the use of police and National Guard troops to forcibly clear protestors from Lafayette Square ahead of President Donald Trump's pose for a photo op in front of St. John's Church, enabling its use "as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus."[24][25][26][27]

In August 2020, Budde offered the benediction at the closing of the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.[28]

In September 2024, Budde was one of about 200 Christian leaders and scholars to sign an open letter calling the preservation of pluralist democracy, and opposition to authoritarian rule, an imperative of the Christian faith.[29] The statement described democracy's balances and constitutional protections as indispensable means to curtain "human tendencies to dominate, demean, and exploit" and thus fulfill Christian principles (such as the call to be peacemakers, the belief that humans are created in God's image, and the injunction to love one's enemy).[29] Budde told the Religion News Service that she believed that addressing wealth disparities, preserving religious pluralism, and serving as peacemakers are part of Christian responsibility.[29]

Presidential inauguration service

On January 21, 2025, the day after Donald Trump's second inauguration as president, Budde delivered the homily at the interfaith prayer service traditionally held at the Washington National Cathedral after each presidential inauguration.[5][30] Also in attendance were the new vice president, JD Vance; House speaker Mike Johnson; and Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for defense secretary.[30][31][32][33][34] In the sermon, Budde addressed Trump, who was sitting in the first pew, urging him to show mercy and compassion to vulnerable people,[5][32] saying: "Millions have put their trust in you. And as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now."[34][35] Budde specifically cited the LGBTQ+ communities, immigrants, and refugees fleeing from war in their countries.[5][32]

After the service, Trump disparaged Budde as a "so-called Bishop" and "Radical Left hard line Trump hater" on his social media website Truth Social.[36][37] Trump called the service "very boring" and demanded an apology from Budde and the Episcopal Church.[30][38] Trump allies also attacked Budde; evangelical pastor Robert Jeffress condemned the bishop for having "insulted rather than encouraged our great president"[30] while Republican congressman Mike Collins said that Budde (who is a U.S. citizen) "should be added to the deportation list".[39][40] According to Baptist News Global, Megan Basham and other far-right religious figures used the incident to press their views against the ordination of women as pastors.[41] Budde's remarks were welcomed by civil rights advocate Bernice King, Pope Francis's biographer Austen Ivereigh, and other public figures.[42]

Budde declined to respond to Trump's reaction to her message; in interviews, she described her sermon as fairly mild,[43] with the intended message to the new president that "The country has been entrusted to you. And one of the qualities of a leader is mercy."[32] Budde said that unity requires mercy, humility, and the upholding of human dignity; she warned against America's "culture of contempt" as well as the harms of polarizing narratives.[44]

Recognition and honors

Budde was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 2012.[45]

Personal life

Budde married her husband Paul in 1986.[2] They have two sons.[12][17]

Publications

  • Gathering Up The Fragments: Preaching as Spiritual Practice. Lima, Ohio: CSS Pub. Co., Inc. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7880-2605-8.
  • Receiving Jesus: The Way of Love. New York: Church Publishing. 2019. ISBN 978-1-64065-240-8. with a foreword written by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.[46]
  • How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith. New York: Penguin. 2023. ISBN 978-0-593-53921-7.

See also

References

  1. ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013 (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-888-6, p. 138.
  2. ^ a b Episcopal Clerical Directory 2023 (2023). New York: Church Publishing Inc., p. 112.
  3. ^ "Obituary Ann B Edgar" – via goinghomecares.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Mariann Edgar Budde: Autobiographical Statement" (PDF) – via Jeffrey L. Diehl, EpiscopalElections.com.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Dias, Elizabeth; Balk, Tim (January 21, 2025). "Who Is Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop Who Made a Plea to Trump?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  6. ^ "West Morris Names High Hinor Roll", Daily Record, May 8, 1977. Accessed January 23, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "The following West Morris-Mount Olive High School students have been named to the high honor roll for the third marking period."
  7. ^ George Gandy, Bishop in Trump's inaugural prayer service graduated from University of Rochester, WROC (January 23, 2025).
  8. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde". Episcopal Diocese of Washington. April 26, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  9. ^ Paul O'Donnell, What Made Me: Mariann Edgar Budde, Washingtonian (July 3, 2014).
  10. ^ a b "Clergy Finder: Mariann Budde". Episcopal Clerical Directory Online (ECDPlus).
  11. ^ Mariann Edgar Budde (2023). How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith. Penguin. p. 148.
  12. ^ a b "Diocese of Washington elects Mariann Budde as its ninth bishop". Episcopal Press and News. Episcopal News Service. June 18, 2011.
  13. ^ "Mariann Edgar Budde: Autobiographical Statement" (PDF) – via Jeffrey L. Diehl, EpiscopalElections.com. The miracle of the loaves and fishes is the spiritual foundation upon which I depend daily.
  14. ^ Mariann Edgar Budde (December 4, 2018). "The Way of Love: Practices for a Jesus-Focused Life – To Rest". Episcopal Diocese of Washington. I live my life inside the miracle of the loaves and fish, and I daresay so do you. God consistently and compassionately gives us the strength to carry on when we are at or have surpassed our limits, so that we can be there when others need us, to show up when we're tired.
  15. ^ Mariann Edgar Budde (October 11, 2020). "October 11, 2020 Sunday Sermon". Episcopal Diocese of Washington. I live my entire life inside the miracle of the loaves and fish, the story of how Jesus takes an insufficient offering of food and with it feeds a multitude. Its universal, timeless message is that when we offer what we have even when we know it's not enough, God can work miracles.
  16. ^ a b c Fredrick Kunkle (June 18, 2011). "Washington Episcopal diocese elects first female bishop". Washington Post.
  17. ^ a b c Lucy Chumbley (November 14, 2011). "Mariann Budde consecrated as Washington's ninth bishop". Episcopal News Service.
  18. ^ Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation website, "About Us". Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  19. ^ Governing Board, National Cathedral School (last accessed January 23, 2025).
  20. ^ Campuzano, Eder (January 22, 2025). "Bishop who called on Trump to 'have mercy' on LGBTQ people, migrants is a former Minnesotan". Minnesota Star Tribune.
  21. ^ Adelle M. Banks, National Cathedral windows shift from themes of Confederacy to racial justice, Religion News Service (September 23, 2023).
  22. ^ Cochrane, Emily (September 6, 2017). "National Cathedral to Remove Windows Honoring Confederate Generals]". The New York Times.
  23. ^ Matthew Shepard Foundation (October 11, 2018). "Matthew Shepard to be Interred at Washington National Cathedral". Matthew Shepard Foundation. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  24. ^ Budde, Mariann Edgar (June 4, 2020). "Bishop Budde: Trump's Visit to St. John's Church Outraged Me". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2020. Mr. Trump used sacred symbols to cloak himself in the mantle of spiritual authority, while espousing positions antithetical to the Bible that he held in his hands
  25. ^ Koran, Mario; Sullivan, Helen (June 2, 2020). "Bishop 'outraged' over Trump's church photo op during George Floyd protests". Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  26. ^ "Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's Response to the President". Episcopal Diocese of Washington Facebook Page. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  27. ^ Martin, Jeffery (June 2, 2020). "U.S. Park Police Chief Says No Tear Gas Was Used on Washington D.C. Protesters Before Trump's Church Visit". Newsweek.
  28. ^ Boorstein, Michelle (August 18, 2020). "Washington Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde sees DNC blessing as an opportunity to evangelize for justice". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  29. ^ a b c Jenkins, Jack (September 19, 2024). "200 Christian leaders across denominations call defending democracy a 'test of faith'". RNS. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  30. ^ a b c d Stanley, Tiffany; Superville, Darlene; Fields, Gary (January 21, 2025). "Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to 'have mercy' on LGBTQ+ people and migrants". Associated Press.
  31. ^ Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Tim Balk & Erica L. Green, The Guardian, "Bishop calls on Trump to 'have mercy' on migrants and LGBTQ+ people", January 21, 2025.
  32. ^ a b c d Kanno-Youngs, Zolan; Balk, Tim; Green, Erica L. (January 21, 2025). "Bishop Asks Trump to 'Have Mercy' on Immigrants and Gay Children". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  33. ^ "WATCH: 'Have mercy' on LGBTQ+ communities and immigrants, Episcopal bishop asks Trump". PBS News. January 21, 2025.
  34. ^ a b Washington National Cathedral (January 21, 2025). 1.21.25 Homily by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde. Retrieved January 22, 2025 – via YouTube.
  35. ^ Ray, Siladitya (January 22, 2025). "What Did The Bishop Say To Trump During The Inaugural Prayer Service? Here's The Full Transcript". Forbes.
  36. ^ Lavietes, Matt; Prindiville, Tara (January 22, 2025). "Bishop at inaugural prayer service urges Trump to 'have mercy' on LGBTQ children, immigrants". NBC News.
  37. ^ Starcevic, Seb (January 22, 2025). "Trump launches savage attack on bishop who asked for 'mercy' for minorities". Politico.
  38. ^ Anna Betts, Bishop who angered Trump with call for mercy says she will not apologize, The Guardian (January 23, 2025).
  39. ^ Fields, Ashleigh (January 21, 2025). "Mike Collins wants Bishop Budde on 'deportation list' after Trump prayer service". The Hill.
  40. ^ Ferrell, Paul; Hawkinson, Katie (January 22, 2025). "Brave bishop tells Trump to his face 'Have mercy on trans children and immigrants – they are scared of you'". The Independent. Retrieved January 22, 2025. Budde was born in New Jersey in 1959 and is a U.S. citizen.
  41. ^ Wingfield, Mark (January 23, 2025). "Basham and others link criticism of Budde to threat of female preachers". Baptist News Global. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  42. ^ Betts, Anna (January 22, 2025). "Trump criticizes 'nasty' bishop who made pro-immigrant and LGBTQ+ plea". The Guardian.
  43. ^ Brian Bennett, 'I Am Not Going to Apologize': The Bishop Who Confronted Trump Speaks Out, Time (January 22, 2025).
  44. ^ Webb, Katelyn (January 22, 2025). "Episcopal bishop defends comments to Trump in National Cathedral sermon: 'People are being harmed'". The Christian Post.
  45. ^ "Virginia Theological Seminary awards diplomas, honorary degrees". Episcopal News Service. May 18, 2012.
  46. ^ "Receiving Jesus By: Mariann Edgar Budde". CSS Publishing Company. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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