Phyllis A. Spiegel

Phyllis Ann Spiegel is the twelfth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah.

Family life and education Spiegel spent her early life in southwestern Virginia She attended Emory & Henry College, graduating with an interdisciplinary B.A. in Business Management, French, and International Studies. In 2004, Spiegel graduated with a Master of Divinity from the Virginia Theological Seminary.

Priestly career She was ordained in the Anglican ministry in 2004. She next served as rector of St. Anne Episcopal Church in West Chester, Ohio from 2015 until her election as Bishop of Utah. of the special electing convention on 30 April 2022. Her consecration took place at The Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on 17 September 2022, with the Episcopal Church's presiding bishop, the Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, serving as the principal consecrator. Spiegel was formally installed in a special bishop's seating and investiture ceremony at the Cathedral Church of St. Mark in Salt Lake City on 18 September 2022. Spiegel followed Carolyn Tanner Irish (10th bishop) as the second woman to head the Diocese of Utah.