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The Rt. Rev. Dr. Glenda S. Curry

Bishop of the Diocese of Alabama

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Glenda S. Curry is the 12th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. She was consecrated as bishop coadjutor on June 27, 2020, and was recognized and invested as bishop diocesan on January 9, 2021, at the Cathedral Church of the Advent.

Prior to her election, Curry served as the rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, Birmingham. Following her ordination to the priesthood she served as the rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church in Leeds. Prior to her ordination, Curry served as the president of Troy State University in Montgomery. She received her M.Div from the University of the South, Sewanee, in 2002.

She serves as chaplain to Province IV Daughters of the King (DOK) and as Bishop liaison to Episcopal Church Cursillo Ministries.

Bishop Curry is married to Bill, and they enjoy traveling, hiking, and spending time with their seven grandchildren.

To schedule an appointment with Bishop Curry, please email Anne Tippett or call 205-358-9224.

The Very Rev. Richard T. Lawson

Bishop-Elect of the Diocese of Alabama

On January 31, 2026, the Very Rev. Richard T. Lawson III was elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama at a special electing convention at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, and has received the canonically required consent of a majority of The Episcopal Church’s diocesan standing committees and bishops with jurisdiction.

His ordination is scheduled for Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, AL, with the Most Rev. Sean Rowe, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, as the Chief Consecrator.

Lawson received his M.Div. from General Seminary and later an S.T.M. from the University of the South (Sewanee). In 2001, he was ordained a deacon at Epiphany in Guntersville by Bishop Onell Soto and later that year was ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral Church of the Advent by Bishop Henry Parsley. He began his ordained ministry as curate and later as rector at St. John’s in Decatur, a thriving parish where he gained extensive experience in pastoral care. He then served as rector of Grace-St. Luke’s Church and School in Memphis, where the parish flourished and experienced healing under his leadership.

Before his election, Lawson served as the Dean of St. John’s Cathedral in Denver, a dynamic and growing congregation, and the cathedral for the Diocese of Colorado.  He is married to Katherine, and they have two adult children.

To schedule an appointment with Bishop-Elect Lawson, please email Anne Tippett or call 205-358-9224.