Marc AndrusBISHOP MARC ANDRUS Marc Andrus is the Eighth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California, a position he has held since 2006. Previously he was the Bishop Suffragan of Alabama. He served as a priest in an Episcopal boarding school as chaplain, and a rector of rural parish in Virginia. Marc is a leading voice in the religious world in areas of justice, particularly in eco-justice, immigration, peace, LGBTQ rights, racial reconciliation and gender equality. Bishop Andrus studied plant and soil science and Eastern religions as an undergraduate, completed a masters degree in urban and regional planning, and earned a masters of divinity at the Virginia Theological Seminary. While serving as Bishop of California, Marc is pursuing a doctorate in Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies to deepen his ability to engage the planetary challenge of human-induced climate change. Read More Read Less