The Rt. Rev. Carl Wright is an American clergyman who served as bishop for Armed Services and Federal Ministries in the Episcopal Church in the United States.

Career

Air Force

Wright enlisted in the

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in 1978. He was later commissioned as an officer in the

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and the

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. He retired in the rank of lieutenant colonel in 2011.

Episcopal Church

In 1993, Wright became a chaplain in the Air Force. On September 20, 2016, while serving as Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in

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, he was elected to serve as Bishop Suffragan for Armed Services and Federal Ministries. His election came at a meeting of the

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, rather than from a diocesan convention, in accordance with the canons of the church. He was consecrated on February 11, 2017 at the

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. He resigned in 2022 on health grounds, and successfully underwent brain surgery in 2023. He is an associate member of the

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References

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