Bishop Daniel
The Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel, 3rd is the Bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina. Bishop since 1997, Bishop Daniel is the 7th Bishop of this Diocese.
Bishop Daniel was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, on July 4, 1947. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Education. He earned his Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia in 1972. He earned Doctor of Divinity degrees from both Virginia Theological Seminary in 1997 and the University of the South in 1998.
Bishop Daniel was ordained to the diaconate in June 1972, and then to the priesthood in April 1973. In 1996 he was elected and consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of the diocese. Following the death of The Rt. Rev. B. Sidney Sanders, he became Diocesan Bishop in June, 1997.
Highlighted Messages
127th Convention Address- By the Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel, 3rd
127th Convention Sermon- By the Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel, 3rd
Letter to the Diocese Concerning Haiti Disaster- By the Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel, 3rd in January 2010.
Pastoral Letter to the People of the Diocese of East Carolina- By The Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel, 3rd in October, 2009
Bishop's General Convention Report- By The Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel, 3rd
Bishop Daniel's Trip to the Dominican Republic- In the spring of 2009, Bishop Daniel, along with a small group, took a trip to the Dominican Republic in order to build a partnership relationship with that country's diocese.
Bishop's Easter 2009 Message- By The Rt. Rev. Bishop Clifton Daniel, 3rd
126th Convention Sermon- By The Rt. Rev. Bishop Clifton Daniel, 3rd
126th Convention Address- By The Rt. Rev. Bishop Clifton Daniel, 3rd
126th Convention Evensong Sermon- By Bishop Santosh Marray. Bishop Santosh Marray was the visiting Bishop for the 126th Diocesan Convention. He preached during the Evensong held on Friday, February 6th.
Pastoral Letter From the Bishops of The Episcopal Church- From the House of Bishops Meeting in Hendersonville, NC.
Sermon by Reid Murchinson at St. James, Wilmington- Reid Murchinson is a parishioner at St. James Parish in Wilmington and is licensed as a Lay Preacher under the Canons of the Church. He has completed advanced theological education courses and has the approval of the Commission on Ministry and the Bishop to preach at St. James occasionally. He has given permission for this sermon to be printed here.
Pastoral Letter following Lambeth Conference 2008- By The Rt. Rev. Bishop Clifton Daniel, 3rd
Sermon for the Commemoration of the Baptisms of Manteo and Virginia Dare at the Lost Colony- By The Rt. Rev. Bishop Clifton Daniel, 3rd