Frank Griswold
Frank Tracy Griswold III (born September 18, 1937) is a retired American bishop. He was the 25th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Early life and education. Griswold was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He was educated at St Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in English literature from Harvard College (1959). He attended the General Theological Seminary and also earned another Bachelor of Arts degree in theology (subsequently converted to Master of Arts) at Oriel College, Oxford University (1962, 1966). Ordained ministry. Griswold was ordained priest in 1963  and then served at three parishes in Pennsylvania, including St Andrew's Church in Yardley, Pennsylvania, and St Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1976 until his nomination as Bishop of Chicago, a position he held from 1987 until he became the presiding bishop in 1998. Griswold was co-chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission from 1998 to 2003. He was a member of the standing committee for the 1998 Lambeth Conference. He has also served on diocesan, national and international committees for liturgy, worship and ecumenism. He is interested in interfaith dialogue and  currently sits on the board of World Religious Leaders for the Elijah Interfaith Institute. Griswold's term as presiding bishop ended on November 1, 2006. He was succeeded by Katharine Jefferts Schori, the first woman to become a primate in the Anglican Communion. He continues a ministry of teaching, preaching, writing, lecturing and leading retreats, nationally and internationally. Since he completed his term as presiding bishop he has served as a visiting professor at seminaries and universities in South Korea, Cuba and Japan, as well as at the Episcopal Divinity School and the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Virginia  Theological Seminary and Seabury-Western. He also serves as bishop visitor to the Society of St. John the Evangelist. His books include "Going Home" (Cowley Publications Cloister Book) "Praying our Days: A guide and companion" (Church Publishing Group)" Tracking Down the Holy Ghost: reflections on love and longing" (Church Publishing Group) Personal life. Griswold and his wife, Phoebe Griswold, live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the father of author Eliza Griswold. He is a cousin of both Sheldon M. Griswold and Alexander Viets Griswold, both Episcopal bishops. Honors. He has received honorary degrees from the General Theological Seminary, Seabury-Western  Theological Seminary, Nashotah House, , Rikkyo University and Berkeley Divinity School, the Virginia Theological Seminary, Seminary of the Southwest and Episcopal Divinity School. He was also made an Associate Sub Prelate of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997. Consecrators. Griswold was the 794th bishop consecrated in the Episcopal Church.