The Reverend Daryl L. Fitzwater, Bishop Coadjutor-Elect
On June 24, 2024, the College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America consented to the election of the Rev. Darryl Fitzwater to serve as the bishop of the Missionary Diocese of All Saints. Bishop-elect Fitzwater, a priest in the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic,
was elected on April 4, 2024 to be the next Bishop Ordinary for the Missionary Diocese of All Saints
after the retirement of the current diocesan bishop, the Rt. Rev. Richard Lipka.
Fr. Fitzwater will be consecrated as Bishop Coadjutor on October 4th at Church of the Ascension in Charles Town, West Virginia. He will serve as Bishop Coadjutor alongside Bishop Lipka until Lipka retires.
The Right Reverend Richard W. Lipka, Bishop Ordinary
The Rt. Rev, Richard Lipka was elected and the 2nd Bishop of the Missionary Diocese ofAll Saints in October 2019. Bp, Lipka was ordained a priest in 1966 in Rome, Italy. He has served as senior pastor of churches in several states on the mainland United States and in Hawaii in the Roman Catholic Church, the Episcopal Church and the Charismatic Episcopal Church. He has taught seminars and written articles in the areas of practical application of the Bible to daily life. Bishop Lipka founded the Church of the Risen Lord in Honolulu, Hawaii and was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of the Hawaiian Islands and the American Protectorates in the Pacific in 1995 for the Charismatic Episcopal Church. In 2004 he moved to Maryland to serve as the Diocesan Bishop for the Delmarva Peninsula. Bishop Lipka is a graduate of St. Mary’s College (B.A.); the Pontifical Gregorian University (S.T.B.); St. Mary’s Seminary (M.A.); and the University of Maryland (M.S.W.). He is a licensed clinical social worker and a diplomate of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Bishop Lipka was born and raised in Wilmington, DE. He is married and the father of four. His wife, Susan, and his family, are active in ministries at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Berlin, MD.
The Right Reverend William H. Ilgenfritz, Bishop Emeritus
The Rt. Rev. William H. Ilgenfritz was the founding Bishop of the Missionary Diocese of All Saints and the first Bishop to be Consecrated in the Anglican Church in North America. Bp.Ilgenfritz is a national Anglo-Catholic leader and a youth advocate having served in five states. A native of the Pittsburgh area, Bishop Ilgenfritz is a graduate of Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry and was ordained to the priesthood in 1986. Bishop Ilgenfritz has been active in Forward in Faith North America since 1999. Bp. Ilgenfritz retired at the end of 2019 and had formerly served as Chaplain at St. Jude’s Ranch for Children in Nevada and the Executive Director of the Children’s Aid Society. Bishop Bill also served as Rector of Mt. Calvary Church, Baltimore, MD and St. Mary's Church, Charleroi, PA. He and his wife, Loisjean, reside in the York, PA area and have 2 children and 6 grandchildren.