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Tenth Bishop of Western New York 

jmgweb.jpgJ. Michael Garrison was elected Bishop of Western New York on December 5, 1998 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Buffalo and consecrated as bishop on April 24, 1999. In October of that same year, he received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the General Theological Seminary in New York.

Bishop Garrison was born in Philadelphia on April 7, 1945, the son of Rosemary and Jack Garrison. He was educated there until his family moved to Burns, Oregon, in 1959. When his family relocated to North Highlands, California, in 1961, he began to attend Mount Angel Seminary's High School, near Salem, Oregon. He continued in the college department until 1965, when he transferred to the Pontifical College Josephinum near Columbus, Ohio. There he earned a B.A. degree and studied theology, receiving a Masters in Religious Education degree in 1970. In that same year he was ordained to the diaconate and in 1971 to the Roman Catholic priesthood.

Bishop Garrison transferred to the Episcopal Church in 1974 and worked at Camp Galilee at Lake Tahoe and at Saint Paul's in Sparks, Nevada, during his preparation for reception into the priesthood of the Episcopal Church. He was received as a priest in the Episcopal Church by Bishop Wesley Frensdorf, Bishop of Nevada, in 1975. From 1975 until 1979 he served in the small parishes of central Nevada. In 1979 he began serving congregations as regional vicar.

As Bishop of Western New York he has supported baptismal ministry development and youth ministry efforts.

Bishop Garrison has been married to Carol Sohanney Hill since 1990 and is the father of three daughters, one stepdaughter, and two stepsons.
Last Updated ( Friday, September 28, 2007 )
 
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Confirmation Report Form
Consent to Matrimony Form

Visitation Schedule

September 13, 2009
St. Paul’s, Angola

September 20, 2009
St. Matthew's, Buffalo

October 4, 2009
St. Paul’s, Lewiston

October 11, 2009
Grace Church, Randolph

October 17, 2009 (PM)
St. John's, Ellicottville

October 18, 2009
St. Paul's, Springville

October 25, 2009
St. Jude's, Buffalo

November 8, 2009
St. Alban's, Silver Creek

November 15, 2009
All Saints, Amherst

November 22, 2009
St. James', Batavia

 December 6, 2009
St. John’s, Medina

December 13, 2009
St. Mark’s, North Tonawanda

December 20, 2009
St. Mary’s, Gowanda

January 10, 2010
St. Simon’s, Buffalo

January 24, 2010
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Buffalo

February 14, 2010
Holy Apostles, Tonawanda

February 21, 2010
St. John’s-Grace, Buffalo

March 14, 2010
St. Patrick's, Cheektowaga

April 11, 2010
St. Aidan's, Alden

April 25, 2010
St. Mark’s, Leroy

April 20, 2008
St. Mark’s, LeRoy

May 2, 2010
St. Matthias', East Aurora

May 9, 2010
St. Martin's, Grand Island

May 16, 2010
Ascension, Buffalo

May 23, 2010
Grace, Lockport

June 6, 2010
Calvary, Williamsville

June 13, 2010
St. Mark's, Orchard Park

June 20, 2010
St. John’s, Dunkirk