Executive Officer of the General Convention (retired)
New York, NY
A priest for over four decades, the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe was the 26th Secretary of the General Convention and Executive Officer. He led growing urban parishes, was the founding dean of the Cathedral of St. Paul in Des Moines, Iowa, was Canon to the Ordinary in The Diocese of California, and held numerous leadership positions throughout the Church.
Canon Barlowe was a member of the Anglican Consultative Council in 2019 and served as Provincial Secretary for over 10 years within the Anglican Communion.
A graduate of Harvard College, Canon Barlowe worked on Wall Street before attending the General Theological Seminary in New York. He earned a doctorate from Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP), where his research was on church planting among young adults. In 2017, CDSP also awarded him an honorary doctorate for distinguished service to the Church.
He was elected to his first term on The Church Pension Fund Board of Trustees in 2024.
Canon Barlowe is married to the Rev. Paul Anthony Burrows and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is involved in philanthropic work in the arts and the Church.
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