Each day during March, we celebrate the contributions 31 women have made and recognize their specific achievement as bishop in the Episcopal Church.
Today we celebrate retired Provisional Bishop Nedi Rivera of the Diocese of Eastern Oregon
Bishop Bavi Edna “Nevi” Rivera was “elected as Provisional Bishop of Eastern Oregon at a special diocesan convention in May 2009, following the 2007 resignation of their bishop diocesan” to become the first Latina bishop and the 12th woman bishop in The Episcopal Church. She served the diocese from 2009 until her retirement in 2015.
“Bishop Rivera is one of three daughters born to a Puerto Rican father and an Anglo mother; her father, the late Rt. Rev. Victor Manuel Rivera, was third bishop of the Diocese of San Joaquin. Growing up in an English-speaking household, Bishop Rivera worked hard to become conversant in Spanish so she also could celebrate and preach in that language.”
Click here to learn more about Bishop Nedi Rivera.
“All bishops of the Episcopal Church, active or retired, make up the House of Bishops. Like the governing body of the United States, the governing body of the Episcopal Church (called “the General Convention”) is comprised of two Houses: the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies. They meet and act separately, and both Houses must concur to adopt legislation. General Convention meets every three years, and the House of Bishops meets twice a year between conventions in a non-legislative capacity. The Presiding Bishop is the president of the House of Bishops.”
Source: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/who-we-are/church-governance/house-of-bishops/; https://www.dsoconnections.org/2019/09/19/connecting-with-the-bishops/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nedi_Rivera; https://www.webcitation.org/5uy9LSiCr?url=http://www.ecww.org/files/5/BishopRiveraBiography.pdf; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Diocese_of_Eastern_Oregon