Edwin M. Leidel, Jr.

Edwin Max Leidel, junior OJN (called Ed;^[1] born October 13, 1938)^[2] was Bishop of Eastern Michigan (1996–2006) and Provisional Bishop of Eau Claire (2010–2013).^[3]

Biography

A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Leidel became an ordained deacon at Christ Episcopal Church in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin in 1963.^[4] The following year, Leidel became an ordained priest at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Chapel, Guildhall, and Rectory in Racine, Wisconsin and was commissioned an officer and military chaplain in the United States Navy Reserve. From 1967 to 1970, he served as a rector at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Racine. In 1970, he returned to Christ Episcopal Church in Whitefish Bay.

From 1975 to 1986, Leidel was a rector at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. However, he spent a year of that time in Darwin, Northern Territory in Australia as Acting Dean of the Anglican Cathedral there. In 1986, Leidel became a rector at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Roseville, Minnesota.

From 1996 to 2006, Leidel served as the first bishop of the newly created Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. In 2007, he was named Congregation Coach of the Anglican Diocese of Huron. He was elected to his current position in 2010.

Leidel and his wife reside in Glendale, Wisconsin. He is a published author of two books.

Education

• University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Nashotah House
• University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
• Sewanee: The University of the South
• Leidel also holds honorary degrees from Nashotah House and Huron University College.

References

1. Episcopal Church — Edwin M. Leidel, Jr. (Accessed 31 March 2016)
2. Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013 (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-888-6, p. 564.
3. "The Rt. Rev. Edwin M. Leidel, Jr.". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
4. "Ed Leidel". Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire. Retrieved 2012-01-23.