Amy Dafler Meaux
Amy Dafler Meaux is an American Episcopal bishop currently serving as the 9th Bishop of West Missouri, having previously been dean and rector of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1][2]
Education
[edit]Dafler Meaux studied at Louisiana Scholars' College (part of Northwestern State University) before obtaining a Master of Divinity degree from the Seminary of the Southwest in 2002.[2]
Career
[edit]Dafler Meaux served in parishes in New Orleans (Louisiana), Dallas (Texas) and Danville (Kentucky) before being appointed dean and rector of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 2020.[1][2]
On November 9, 2024, she was elected to serve as the 9th Bishop of West Missouri, succeeding Diane Jardine Bruce.[3][4] On May 3, 2025, she was consecrated by the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Sean Rowe, at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City.[1][5][6]
Family
[edit]Dafler Meaux and her husband Jared are the parents of three children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Episcopal News Service, "Amy Dafler Meaux consecrated as 9th bishop of West Missouri", May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Diocese of West Missouri, The Very Rev. Amy Dafler Meaux, full biography. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ Episcopal News Service, "West Missouri diocese elects Amy Dafler Meaux its ninth bishop", November 11, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ Seminary of the Southwest, "Southwest Alumna Amy Dafler Meaux elected bishop of West Missouri", December 6, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ Diocese of West Missouri, "Bishop Amy Dafler Meaux is Consecrated and Ordained as the Ninth Bishop of West Missouri", May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ Seminary of the Southwest, "Southwest Alum Consecrated as Bishop of West Missouri", May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.