David G. Read

Read served as rector of St. Helena's Episcopal Church in Boerne, Texas, before his election as bishop. During his tenure, he focused on congregational growth and community outreach.^[1]

On July 8, 2023, Read was consecrated as the eleventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas. The service was led by Bishop W. Michie Klusmeyer, with co-consecrators including Episcopal Bishops David M. Reed, Rayford B. High Jr., Jonathan Folts, James E. Folts, and Kathryn McCrossen Ryan as well as Bishop Susan J. Briner of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.^[2][3]