Mariann Budde

What strikes me about Mariann Budde is how quietly formidable she is. As the first female Bishop of Washington, she climbed a path few women had walked, ordained deacon in 1988 and priest a year later, then shepherding a Minneapolis parish for nearly two decades. I admire that her authority rests not on volume but on conviction; she speaks mercy to power without raising her voice. To me she embodies a rare kind of moral leadership, one rooted in patience and faith rather than spectacle. Watching someone move the world through steady compassion is genuinely inspiring, and Budde does exactly that.

Name (English)

Mariann Budde

Name (Japanese)

マリアン・バッディ

Reading

まりあん・ばっでぃ

Born

December 10, 1959 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Boar

Origin

Summit, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

Anglican priest / Anglican bishop / bishop

University

University of Rochester

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Doctor of Divinity

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mariannbudde/
• Xhttps://x.com/Mebudde
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariann%20Budde
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6762148

Tags

• New Jersey
• Anglican priest
• Anglican bishop
• bishop

Last updated

2026-06-21

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