6 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. It was not the first time the cleric has publicly disagreed with Trump, but it became a striking moment in what is usually a staid and scripted event.. Here’s more about the Episcopal bishop of Washington, who has continued to ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde (left) arrives as President Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ...

Mariann Edgar Budde (/ ˈ b ʌ d i /; née Edgar; born 1959) is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church. She has served as the bishop of Washington since November 2011. She is Washington's first female diocesan bishop.

Bishop Budde was consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington in November 2011. Prior to her election, she served for 18 years as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. She earned a B.A. in history at the University of Rochester, graduating magna cum laude.

Jan 22, 2025 · Washington Bishop Mariann Budde issued a final plea directly to President Donald Trump as he sat in the front row, a moment that would generate national headlines and intense reactions, both positive and negative. Her calm plea to the president: “Have mercy.”

4 days ago · The Right Reverend Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., has a history of practicing what’s called “the prophetic tradition”: naming the world’s ills and calling out ...

4 days ago · Ruth Graham reported from Dallas and Elizabeth Dias from Washington. Jan. 26, 2025. ... said that Bishop Mariann E. Budde’s sermon made her “very proud to be an Episcopalian.” ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, whose direct appeal to President Trump for mercy on behalf of immigrants and the L.G.B.T.Q. community made headlines on Tuesday, was also publicly critical of Mr. Trump ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Standing in the storied Canterbury Pulpit above the president on Tuesday, Bishop Mariann E. Budde was a little afraid. The leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, she had planned for months ...

Bishop Budde was consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington in November 2011, and served as Interim Dean of Washington National Cathedral from 2016-2017. Prior to her election, she served for 18 years as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis.