Steve Wood

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Stephen Dwain Wood (born October 12, 1963) is an American Anglican bishop. Since June 2024, he has been archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), which was formed in the late 2000s as part of the Anglican realignment. In addition to being archbishop, he is also the sitting bishop of the ACNA's Diocese of the Carolinas. He was rector of St. Andrew's Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina for 25 years. Wood was born in Ohio and entered ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church. He became rector of St. Andrew's in 2000, growing it into what The Post and Courier called "one of the Lowcountry's biggest church success stories." In 2010, he led St. Andrew's out of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina in 2012 and became vicar general of the Diocese of the Carolinas as it formed. He was made a bishop in August 2012. In July 2024, Wood was elected the third archbishop and primate of the ACNA. His tenure as primate has been marked by several controversies, including the disaffiliation...

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