List of presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Presiding Bishop by Seniority

List of presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Section Title: Presiding Bishop by Seniority
Table Section Text: None

#	Presiding Bishop	Image	Took office	Left office	Diocese	Length of term

4	William White	-	September 8, 1795	July 17, 1836	Pennsylvania	40 years, 313 days

5	Alexander Viets Griswold	-	July 17, 1836	February 15, 1843	Eastern	6 years, 213 days

6	Philander Chase	-	February 15, 1843	September 20, 1852	Illinois	9 years, 218 days

7	Thomas Church Brownell	-	September 20, 1852	January 13, 1865	Connecticut	12 years, 115 days

8	John Henry Hopkins	-	January 13, 1865	January 9, 1868	Vermont	2 years, 361 days

9	Benjamin Smith	-	January 9, 1868	May 31, 1884	Kentucky	16 years, 143 days

10	Alfred Lee	-	May 31, 1884	April 12, 1887	Delaware	2 years, 316 days

11	John Williams	-	April 12, 1887	February 7, 1899	Connecticut	11 years, 301 days

12	Thomas M. Clark	-	February 7, 1899	September 7, 1903	Rhode Island	4 years, 243 days

13	Daniel S. Tuttle	-	September 7, 1903	April 17, 1923	Missouri	19 years, 222 days

14	Alexander Charles Garrett	-	April 17, 1923	February 18, 1924	Dallas	307 days

15	Ethelbert Talbot	-	February 18, 1924	January 1, 1926	Central Pennsylvania	1 year, 317 days

Sentence(s)

In 1884, Alfred Lee succeeded Bishop Smith as presiding bishop of the Episcopal church.

final_sentence: In 1884, Alfred Lee succeeded Bishop Smith as presiding bishop of the Episcopal church.