Joe Goodwin Burnett (born May 15, 1948) is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as the tenth Bishop of Nebraska between 2003 and 2011.
He also studied at the Perkins School of Theology, from where he earned a Master of Divinity in 1974, and a Doctor of Ministry in 1985.
In 1991, he became rector of Trinity Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a post he served in till 1999.
[1] Burnett was elected Bishop of Nebraska on the first ballot on May 9, 2003, and was consecrated on September 13, 2003, at the Omaha Civic Music Hall.
He retained the post until his retirement in 2011, and was appointed Assistant Bishop of Maryland on April 1, 2011.