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Seating of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe to be livestreamed Feb. 2

Washington National Cathedral will host the ceremonial seating of the Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe, the 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, during its Feb. 2 Eucharist service. The 11:15 a.m. ET service will be livestreamed on the cathedral’s channels. 
 
Bishop Rowe will deliver the sermon, and Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington will preside. During the seating—a liturgy in the Book of Occasional Services—Bishop Rowe will knock on the doors with his staff and formally enter the cathedral, taking his seat in the choir area.   
 
Since the 1940s, the cathedral has been the formal seat of the presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church and the bishop of the Washington diocese. 

Bishop Rowe was elected presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church in June 2024 and took office Nov. 1 for a nine-year term. A first-of-its-kind virtual, scaled-down investiture service was held Nov. 2, livestreamed from The Episcopal Church Center in New York City. Learn more about Bishop Rowe

Media with questions about reporting on the Feb. 2 service should contact the Public Affairs Office