Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE
Image: Andre Costantini Bishop Shaw is the 15th bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts.

Bishop Shaw was consecrated a bishop in 1994 and became the 15th bishop of Massachusetts in 1995. A life-professed member of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, a religious order of priests and lay brothers in the Episcopal Church, he is in demand nationwide as a preacher and retreat leader. His writings include the forthcoming book, Vestry Talk.

He chairs the Episcopal Church’s Standing Commission on National and International Concerns and is a member of the Advisory Council for the Anglican Observer to the United Nations. He also serves on the program planning committee for the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops.

Bishop Shaw is an active witness and voice for peace with justice in Palestine and Israel. He travels frequently and leads groups to the Holy Land, Africa and Central America, developing and strengthening mission relationships within the Anglican Communion and partnerships to further the church’s work of reconciliation and service to the world, with a particular focus on eradication of poverty and disease.

The completion in 2003 of the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H., is the result of his vision and leadership toward building strong lay and ordained leadership and ministering to children and youth to bring about their full inclusion in the life of the church.

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Bishop CederholmBishop Cederholm was consecrated a bishop in 2001, and as senior suffragan (assisting) bishop, he serves alongside the diocesan bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, and Bishop Suffragan Gayle E. Harris, with oversight for diocesan congregational development.

A gifted teacher and preacher, Bishop Cederholm is an active voice and witness for environmental stewardship.

He provides leadership for a sustained diocesan commitment to relief and development work in the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He participates in numerous mission work trips to Mississippi and Louisiana, inspiring parish and student groups to similar service. His 2006 holiday radio campaign appealing for volunteers and donations to help hurricane-affected families was recognized by the national Religion Communicators Council with a DeRose-Hinkhouse Award of Merit.

A native of Brockton, Mass., Bishop Bud, as he is known familiarly, was ordained to the priesthood in 1972 in Massachusetts. Before his consecration, Bishop Cederholm served for more than 10 years as rector at Christ Church in Needham.
He and his wife, Ruth Ann, have two sons and four grandchildren.

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Bishop HarrisBishop Harris was consecrated in 2003, and serves as a suffragan (assisting) bishop alongside the diocesan bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, and Bishop Suffragan Bud Cederholm.

She is a vice chair of the Church Pension Fund Board of Trustees; serves on the Board of Directors of CREDO (a national resource program fostering Episcopal Church clergy leadership and wellness); and is a member of the Steering Committee of Bishops Working for a Just Society.

A native of Cleveland, she was ordained to the priesthood in 1982 in the Diocese of Newark. Prior to her consecration, she served most recently as rector of St. Luke and St. Simon Cyrene Church in Rochester, N.Y., where she was also an adjunct professor at Colgate Rochester Divinity School.

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