CTO Search: About the Diocese of Rochester
Our Bishop
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Prince G. Singh serves as the Eighth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, New York. Bishop Singh was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He graduated from Madras Christian College, Tambaram, and Union Biblical Seminary, both in India. He was ordained a priest in the Church of South India (Anglican Communion) in 1990 and served congregations in rural South India. Bishop Singh holds postgraduate degrees in Practical Theology from Union Theological Seminary, Virginia (1994), from Princeton Seminary (1995), and a Ph.D. from Drew University in Religion and Society (2005).
Our Mission & Vision
Our vision: Joy in Christ, a way of life.
Our mission: To grow and develop congregations spiritually, numerically and in missional leadership.
Our Parishes
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Our Elected Leadership
The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, like all members of the Episcopal Church, employs a shared model of governance in which our bishop, the Rt. Rev. Prince G. Singh, and elected and appointed clergy and laity work together to discern God's plan for us in the region.
Our Pilgrimage
In 2016, the Diocese is on a pilgrimage of Seeing the Face of God in Each Other - to overcome racism as it expresses itself in our Church, our culture and our communities.
Our Facebook Page
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