Jim Hobby

James Lafayette Hobby Jr. is a former American bishop of the Anglican Church in North America.

After her graduation, both decided to study at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, from 1981 to 1983.

[1] He was ordained a deacon at 7 June 1986 and a priest at 4 December 1986 by bishop Alden Hathaway, of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Hobby was elected bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh at a diocesan meeting that took place at St. Stephen's Church, Sewickley, on 22–23 April 2016, among six candidates, at the fifth ballot.

Hobby consecration took place at the Roman Catholic Saint Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh, on 10 September 2016.

Archbishop Foley Beach presenting a Bible to Bishop Hobby at his consecration.
Archbishop Foley Beach presenting a Bible to Bishop Hobby at his consecration.