Mark Hollingsworth Jr. (born April 9, 1954) is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as the 11th Bishop of Ohio from 2003 to 2023."The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth Jr."
''Diocese of Ohio''. Retrieved on 23 November 2020.

Early life

Hollingsworth was the son of Caroline Jeanes and Mark Hollingsworth Sr., chairman of paper manufacturer Hollingsworth & Vose in

East Walpole, Massachusetts Walpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Walpole Town, as the Census refers to it, is located approximately south of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, and north of Providence, Rhode Island. The population of Walpole was ...

. He was raised in

Dover, Massachusetts Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,923 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. With a median household income of more than $250,000, Dover is the wealthiest town in Massachusetts. Located ...

, along with four sisters. He attended St. Paul's School in

Concord, New Hampshire Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the county seat, seat of Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Merrimack County. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 43,976, making it the List of municipalities ...

. He received a

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degree in 1976 from

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, majoring in

religious studies Religious studies, also known as religiology or the study of religion, is the study of religion from a historical or scientific perspective. There is no consensus on what qualifies as ''religion'' and definition of religion, its definition is h ...

. There, he was a member of

St. Anthony Hall St. Anthony Hall or the Fraternity of Delta Psi is an American fraternity and literary society. Its first chapter was founded at Columbia University on , the feast day of Saint Anthony the Great. The fraternity is a non–religious, nonsectar ...

. He received a

Master of Divinity For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and ...

degree at the

Church Divinity School of the Pacific Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) is an Episcopal seminary in Berkeley, California. It is one of the nine seminaries in the Episcopal Church and a member of the Graduate Theological Union. The only Episcopal seminary located in the ...

in 1981. Later, he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the

. William E. Swing, bishop of California, ordained him deacon and priest in 1981 and 1982, respectively."The Rt Revd Mark Hollingsworth"
''World Anglican''. Retrieved on 23 November 2020.

Career

From 1981 to 1983, Hollingsworth was the chaplain of the

Cathedral School for Boys Cathedral School for Boys is a K-8 all-boys private Episcopal day school located next to Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill in San Francisco, California, United States. Students are drawn from across San Francisco and the Bay Area. Founded in 1957, th ...

in San Francisco, California. He served as the associate rector of St. Francis in-the-Fields Church in Harrods Creek, Kentucky from 1983 to 1986. Next, he was rector of St. Anne's in-the-Fields in

Lincoln, Massachusetts Lincoln is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,014 according to the 2020 United States census, including residents of Hanscom Air Force Base who live within town limits. The town, located in the MetroWe ...

from 1986 to 1994. From 1994 to 2004, he was the Archdeacon of the Diocese of Massachusetts. On November 15, 2003, Hollingsworth was elected the 11th bishop of the

Episcopal Diocese of Ohio The Diocese of Ohio is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion represented in the United States by The Episcopal Church. It was organized in 1817 and was the first diocese established outside of the original 13 colonies. The first bishop was Phil ...

. He was consecrated on April 17, 2004, in

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

, Ohio. Hollingsworth founded Epiphany at Sea, a program taking inner-city

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students to sea on fishing schooners. He was a conference leader for CREDO, and served on its advisory board. His is also a trustee for the Bexley-Seabury Seminary, Episcopal Preaching Foundation, the Ocean Classroom Foundation, the

, and

Kenyon College Kenyon College ( ) is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1824 by Episcopal Bishop Philander Chase. It is the oldest private instituti ...

Personal life

Hollingsworth married Susan Melville Hunt on July 30, 1988. She was a candidate for a Ph.D. from Harvard University. She is the daughter of Priscilla and Richard M. Hunt of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her father was a marshal and senior lecturer of

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

. They are the parents of Sophie, Isaac, Eli, and Lily.

External links

Episcopal Diocese of Ohio

References

1954 births Living people People from Dover, Massachusetts Trinity College (Connecticut) alumni Church Divinity School of the Pacific alumni Members of the Kenyon College Board of Trustees People from Cuyahoga County, Ohio Episcopal bishops of Ohio {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub St. Anthony Hall American Episcopalians St. Paul's School (New Hampshire) alumni

Early life

Career

Personal life

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