Daniel Hayden Martins (born 1951) is an American

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bishop. He is the eleventh and former bishop of the

Episcopal Diocese of Springfield The Episcopal Diocese of Springfield is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It is located in the state of Illinois and includes the area east of the Illinois River and south of the Counties of Woodford, Livingst ...

. He was consecrated to the episcopate on March 19, 2011. In October 2019, he announced plans to retire. He was succeeded by

Brian K. Burgess Brian Kendall Burgess (born November 6, 1960) is the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield. He was the Rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Woodbury, New Jersey, Dean of the Woodbury Convocation. Biography Burgess was born in Tampa, ...

as the twelfth Bishop of Springfield in 2022.

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Martins was born in

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, but was raised in

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. He attended

Westmont College Westmont College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Montecito, California, United States. It was founded in 1937. History Ruth Kerr, owner and CEO of the Kerr Glass Manufacturing Company, established the school as the Bible Missiona ...

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, and graduated in 1973 with a

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. He later studied at the

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, earning a

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in Music History in 1975. He then attended

Nashotah House Nashotah House is an Anglican seminary in Nashotah, Wisconsin. The seminary opened in 1842 and received its official charter in 1847. The institution is independent and generally regarded as one of the more theologically conservative seminaries ...

, graduating with a

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in 1989. He was awarded a

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in 2011, by

. Martins was ordained a deacon on June 18, 1989, and a priest on December 20, 1989. He served as curate and chaplain at St Luke's School in

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from 1989 till 1991, and then as vicar of St. Margaret's Church in

between 1991 and 1994. Between 1994 and 2007, he was rector of St. John the Evangelist Church in

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, and then rector of St. Anne's Church in

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between 2007 and 2011. On September 18, 2010, Martins was elected on the third ballot as the Bishop of Springfield, and was consecrated on March 19, 2011, in the Springfield First United Methodist Church, by Presiding Bishop

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Martins is a member of

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which opposed the 77th

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's decision to authorize the blessing of same-sex marriages in 2012. He serves as a trustee of the American Region of the

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and as Superior-General of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martins, Dan Living people 1951 births Clergy from Chicago Westmont College alumni University of California, Santa Barbara alumni Nashotah House alumni Episcopal bishops of Springfield American people of Brazilian descent

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