Bishop Bonnie Perry
Diocese of Michigan
Bonnie Perry was ordained and consecrated the 11th bishop of Michigan on February 8, 2020. In January 2022, she became a co-convener of Bishops United Against Gun Violence.
Bishop Perry has been involved in working against gun violence for decades, including as co-founder and co-convener of the Diocese of Chicago’s CROSSWalk initiative when she was rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Chicago. She was an active participant in the Bishops United 2017 Unholy Trinity conference in Chicago, and since becoming bishop of Michigan, she has been active in responding to urban gun violence and mass shootings in her diocese. In October 2020, she helped lead the Bishops United Against Gun Violence online Service of Lament, Hope and Resolve, which took place one week before Election Day.
Bishop Perry earned a doctor of ministry degree from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, a master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the College of the Holy Cross. She was ordained in 1990 in the Diocese of Newark.
Bishop Perry is also an internationally recognized sea kayak coach and guide, holding top coaching and guiding credentials in both the British Canoe Union (BCU) and the American Canoe Association (ACA).