Assisting Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, and Assisting Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
Spokane Valley, WA
The Rt. Rev. Brian N. Prior serves as the Assisting Bishop in The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama and the Assisting Bishop in The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia.
He was formerly the ninth Bishop of The Episcopal Church in Minnesota. Before becoming Bishop, he served as the founding Rector of The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Spokane, Washington, Executive Director of Camp Cross, the Director of Education and Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, the Chaplain and Vice President for The Episcopal Church’s House of Deputies, and on the Executive Council for The Episcopal Church.
He currently serves as the Bishop in Residence and senior consultant for the Episcopal Church Foundation, on the Planning Committee for the House of Bishops, and as Chair of the Visionary Council for the Episcopal Camp and Conference Centers.
He was elected to his second term on The Church Pension Fund Board of Trustees in 2022.
He received a DDiv and an MDiv from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and a BA from Whitworth College.
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