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Diocesan Bishop
1225 Texas Ave.
Houston, Texas 77002
713.520.6444
800.318.4452
713.520.5723 fax
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Biography
Charles Andrew Doyle (Andy) was elected bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Texas on May 24, 2008 and was consecrated on November 22, 2008 at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Houston. He was seated as the ninth Bishop of Texas on June 7, 2009 at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, following the retirement of the Rt. Rev. Don Wimberly.
Born in 1966 in Carbondale, Illinois, and raised in Houston, Bishop Doyle served five years as Canon to the Ordinary prior to his election. Bishop Doyle holds a bachelor of fine arts from the University of North Texas and an M Div from Virginia Theological Seminary. He was ordained deacon in 1995 and priest the following year. He served at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Austin, and at Christ Church, Temple and St. Francis, College Station, Texas, prior to his appointment to the diocesan staff in 2003.
Bishop Doyle is a gifted and experienced teacher and preacher, and has a particular interest in reaching younger generations in order to partner with older and experienced church members to share wisdom across generations, invigorating growth and membership. He has training and expertise in mediation as well as multicultural ministry. Bishop Doyle is bilingual and looks forward to responding to an increasingly diverse population in the Diocese of Texas.
Bishop Doyle’s ministry includes service as a deputy to General Convention in 2006 and 2009. He served on the Dispatch of Business committee in 2006 and as a legislative aide in 2000. Locally, Bishop Doyle’s ministry includes a broad range of experience on boards including the diocesan foundations, finance, and communication, Mission Funding, the diocesan Executive Board and the Hispanic Commission.
A published author and accomplished painter, Doyle and his wife JoAnne have two daughters, Zoë, 7 and Caisa, 12.
Autobiography
My six word Autobiography is: Met Jesus on Pilgrimage, still walking.
This 11 year old did not know what to expect when he agreed to spend nine days walking 168 miles across Mexico from San Miguel de Allende to San Juan de Los Lagos with his father. Having grown up as a High Church Anglo-Catholic in the Diocese of Texas, this pilgrimage was a new faith experience.
Pilgrimages are full body prayer journeys: walking, seeing, singing, praying, sensing, and eating. My immersion in the culture opened my eyes to see the diversity of God’s people. It also made firm my commitment to serve the poor and the stranger, as they had served me.
Walking with my dad shaped my fatherhood. Today, logging hours, miles, and days as Canon to the Ordinary, requires attentive planning to assure that JoAnne and I provide a stable family, community, and church life for our children Caisa (11) and Zoë (6).
As a child, I met Jesus. He is the same Jesus who lights my path today when I walk into a valley and out the other side. Throughout my 20+ years of diverse ministry in this diocese Christ has walked by my side. He guides my every step today.
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