Brian Lee Cole
American prelate
About Brian Lee Cole
Born 1967.
Brian Lee Cole (born December 7, 1967) is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who is the current Bishop of East Tennessee.
Education Cole was born in Hayti, Missouri,
Ordained ministry Cole was ordained priest by Bishop Robert Hodges Johnson in 2002
Cole was elected Bishop of East Tennessee on June 28, 2017, during the 33rd annual diocesan convention. He was then consecrated on December 2, 2017, at the Church of the Ascension in Knoxville, Tennessee with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry as chief consecrator. He was installed at St. John's Cathedral on December 3, 2017.
He is an associate of the Order of the Holy Cross.
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Brian Lee Cole was born on 7 December 1967 in Hayti, Missouri.
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