Our bishop, staff, and governing leaders are passionate about serving the clergy and congregations of our diocese, as well as connecting new Anglicans with resources to grow deeper in their faith.
The Rt. Rev. Alex Whitcomb Cameron was consecrated Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh on August 6, 2022, by the Most Rev. Dr. Foley Beach, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in North America. He has been an ordained Anglican priest for more than 30 years, serving churches in Canada and the United States. Most recently, he led the Isaiah Forty Foundation, which provides teaching, prayer, and coaching to those seeking healing and wholeness.
Alex has served as Canon for Church Planting and Leadership Development in the Anglican Diocese in New England, on their Standing Committee as a member and as chair, and as the chair of the Bishop’s Council in the Diocese of the Upper Midwest. He previously worked for General Electric and had his own consulting company. He holds a M.Div. from Wycliffe College in Toronto, and a B.A. from Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Alex and his wife Tamara have been married since 1987. They have four adult children and four grandchildren. He enjoys cycling, woodworking, and playing the double bass.
As canon to the ordinary, Bill assists the bishop in the mission of the Diocese, facilitating the bishop’s work (as senior pastor and diocesan CEO) and functioning as COO. Bill was previously senior associate rector at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Sewickley, PA, where he served for seventeen years. He is a native of western Pennsylvania, attended Quaker Valley High School, and was confirmed at St. Stephen’s. His wife of 32 years, Dana, is a licensed professional counselor, and together they have led marriage retreats for the diocese and for churches around the country. They have three grown children (Wilson, Annie, and Charlie) and two grandchildren (Beau and Bella). Bill is a graduate of Trinity School for Ministry (M.Div. 1998, D.Min. 2018), and he and Dana served at churches in Florida and South Carolina before returning to St. Stephen’s in 2006.
Jen is our database administrator and supports our director of administration with various administrative and financial tasks. She can also be found helping wherever needed at diocesan events and around the office. Raised in western Pennsylvania, Jen attended schools in Charleroi, Indiana, and Brownsville. She has a B.S. in chemistry with an education related area from the University of Pittsburgh, and a diploma in Christian ministry from Trinity Anglican Seminary. She has worked at her local public library and as a chemist and chemistry teacher, in addition to many ministry roles, including directing some children’s programs. Jen has two kids with her husband, Eric, as well as three cats. Her family attends Church of the Ascension, where Jen serves in many roles, having recently served as a member of the vestry and a deputy to Convention.
Fr. John Bailey is grateful to God to serve in the Diocese of Pittsburgh under the leadership of the Rt. Rev. Alex Cameron. He has previously served the Diocese on Diocesan Council, the nominating committee, Cursillo weekends, and as a delegate to Provincial Assembly.
John joined the Diocese in 2001, after serving four small parishes in West Virginia. He was called as the assistant rector of Christ Church Fox Chapel. In 2006, he became the vicar of St. Andrew’s New Kensington and in 2009, he became the rector. In 2013, he and the congregation crossed the Allegheny River and purchased a former Free Methodist church, renaming the congregation Christ Our Hope Anglican Church.
Fr. John grew up in rural California, PA. He met his wife Karen while studying at IUP, and they married in 1993. Together, they have three adult children and 1 grandchild.
In his spare time, Fr. John likes to work out at his local YMCA, play guitar, read, and watch his Pittsburgh sports teams.
David L. Hicks was born in Salem County, New Jersey, in 1963. Upon graduation from High School, he attended Valley Forge University (BS, 1984), Westminster Theological Seminary (MAR, 1986), and Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia (STM, 1999). In 2016 he earned a PhD from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia.
David was employed by the New Jersey General Assembly from 1987 to 1995, as a legislative aide to the Majority Leader, then Speaker, of the General Assembly. Simultaneously, he was pursuing ordination in the Reformed Episcopal Church, being ordained deacon in 1990 and priest in 1992. He held a part-time position in church planting for the diocese. In 1995 he accepted the call to serve as rector of St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church, Oreland, Pennsylvania. The following year he also began lecturing at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and was later named professor of New Testament. During this time, he met his wife, Lisa, and they were married in 1998. In 2005, he was elected and consecrated bishop of the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. He also continued to function at the seminary in administrative and academic capacities.
Desiring to return to parish ministry, Bishop David accepted a call to serve as rector of Saint Peter’s Anglican Church, Butler, Pennsylvania in August 2019. He presently serves on the Butler County Children and Youth Advisory Board.
Bishop David continues to be a member of the ACNA College of Bishops. His past committee assignments have been on the Prayer Book Task Force and the Task Force on Holy Orders. He presently serves on the ecumenical dialogue teams with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and the Orthodox Church in America.
David and Lisa reside in Butler, Pennsylvania and have three grown children.
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