The Right Reverend Richard W. Lipka, Bishop Ordinary
The Rt. Rev, Richard Lipka was elected and the 2nd Bishop of the Missionary Diocese of All 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 Daryl L. Fitzwater, Bishop Coadjutor
On October 4, 2024, the Rt. Rev. Darryl Fitzwater was consecrated to serve as Bishop Coadjutor of the Missionary Diocese of All Saints. He will serve as Bishop Coadjutor alongside Bishop Lipka until Bp. Lipka retires in early 2025.. Bishop Fitzwater was formerly a priest in the ACNA Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic, serving as the Rector of Church of the Ascension in Charles Town, WV and assisting at The Church of the Holy Spirit in Leesburg, VA. Bp. Daryl received his Masters of Divinity degree at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY and a BA in Pastoral Ministry from Central Bible College in Springfield, MO.. While in seminary, he served as Youth Minister at St. Andrews Anglican in Versailles, KY. Prior to joining the ACNA , he served as a Church Planter and Lead Pastor for Pentecostal churches in Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and Kentucky. Bp. Daryl lives in Charles Town, WV with his wife Becki and their two children Aiden and Chloe. |
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.