Catherine Waynick

Who is Catherine Waynick?

Catherine Maples Waynick is the tenth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis. She was elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis in January 1997, was consecrated on June 7 of that year, and became the Diocesan Bishop on September 10, 1997. She replaced Edward Witker Jones, Bishop from 1978-1997. Bishop Waynick is one of only 11 women who serve as bishops in the worldwide Anglican Communion, of which the Episcopal Church is the United States branch. She is one of eight in the United States.