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Prior to his election,Mark Beckwith was Rector of All Saints Church, Worcester, Massachusetts, in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts since 1993. He also served as Associate Rector of St. Peter’s, Morristown and Rector of Christ Church, Hackensack. Mark is a 1973 graduate of Amherst College, and a 1978 graduate of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. While in the Diocese of Newark, Mark was a co-founder of Morris Shelter, Inc. and a co-founder and first President of the Inter-Religious Fellowship of the Homeless in Bergen County.

Mark has been married to Marilyn Olson since 1982, and they are the parents of two recent college graduates: Christine and Paul.

 

Previous Bishops -
William H. Odenheimer (1874-79), Thomas A. Starkey (1880-1903), Edwin S. Lines (1903-27), Wilson R. Stearly (suffr 1915 coadj 1917 Bp 1927-35) Benjamin M Washburn (coadj 1932 Bp 1935-58), Theodore R. Ludlow (suffr 1936-53), Donald MacAdie (suffr 1958-63), Leland Stark (coadj 1953 Bp 1958-73), George E. Rath (suffr 1964 coadj 1970 Bp 1974-78), John S. Spong (coadj 1976 Bp 1979-00), Jack M. McKelvey (suffr 1991-99), John P. Croneberger (coadj 1998-00, Bp 2000-07)

Retired Bishop John Palmer Croneberger's pages

Retired Bishop John Shelby Spong's pages

 
The Right Reverend
Mark Beckwith

Bishop of Newark
Mark Beckwith was elected Bishop of Newark on September 23, 2006. He was consecrated as Bishop of Newark on January 27, 2007 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ

MEDIA COVERAGE
 
Order a DVD of the Consecration Service
"Episcopal Leader Taking Over Newark's Flock"
The New York Times - January 27, 2007
"Can he revive Episcopal diocese?" - North Jersey Media Group - January 15,2007
 
SERMONS/ADDRESSES
 
The Bishop's Annual Convention Address
January 25, 2008
The Bishop's Advent Message
December 2007
Bishop Beckwith's Vision and Values for the Diocese
November 20, 2007
Reflections on the House of Bishops Meeting
September 26, 2007
Bishop's Message
Monday, July 16, 2007
Sermon at the Ordination of the Transitional Deacons
June 2, 2007
Statement in response to the 2008 Lambeth Conference Invitation
June 1, 2007
A pre-Pentecost message to the diocese
May 9, 2007
A Statement by the Bishops of Newark and New Jersey regarding radio host Don Imus
April 12, 2007
The Bishop's Easter Message to the Diocese
April 2007
A Reflection on Ministry
March 14, 2007
Three Thoughts from the Bishop
February 22, 2007
A Meditation for the Diocese
February 13, 2007
At the Seating of the Bishop at Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral
February 25, 2007
2007 Annual Convention Sermon
January 20, 2007
 
CONSECRATION ARCHIVE
 
The Right Reverend Mark M. Beckwith was consecrated the 10th Bishop of Newark at a service on Saturday, January 27, 2007.
>> Photos by Steven A. Boston
>> Photos by Richard M. Schori
>> Photos by Nina Nicholson and Kirk Petersen
>> Photos by Louie Crew
The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori sermon at the Consecration of Mark Beckwith, Bishop of Newark
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