The Rt. Rev. Royal U. Grote, Jr.

The Rt. Rev. Royal U. Grote, Jr., Th.B., D.D. was elected and consecrated Bishop in the Reformed Episcopal Church, June 6, 1984 . From June 1984 until August 1, 1991 , he served as Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of the North East and Mid-Atlantic. 

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In 1991 having been elected Missionary Bishop of the Special Jurisdiction of North America, he and his wife Ellen moved to Houston Texas where he oversaw the Office of Church Growth and Development for the Reformed Episcopal Church and oversaw what is now known as the Diocese of Mid- America.   

Bishop Grote has lectured on Church Growth, Evangelism, and Worship at Reformed Episcopal Seminary in Philadelphia . He is the President of the Board of Trustees of Cranmer Theological House in Houston , Texas , and is currently Professor of Pastoral Studies at that institution.  Bishop Grote was also elected in May of 1999 and 2002 to serve as Vice-President of the General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church. He also serves as President of the Board of National Church Extension and President of the Board of Pensions and Relief for the Reformed Episcopal Church.