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John W. Howe became the third Bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida on January 1, 1990, succeeding the Rt. Rev. William H. Folwell. Bishop Howe was born November 4, 1942. He and Karen L. Elvgren were married September 1, 1962. Their children are Katherine Howe Rickwald, John III, and Jessica Jones.

Bishop Howe was ordained deacon in 1967, priest in 1968 and became Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Central Florida on April 15, 1989. The Chief Consecrator was the Rt. Rev. Edmond L. Browning, Presiding Bishop (#630), and co-consecrators were the Rt. Rev. William C. Frey, Bishop of Colorado (#627), the Rt. Rev. Alden M. Hathaway, Bishop of Pittsburgh (#761), and the Rt. Rev. Adrian D. Caceres, Bishop of Eduador (#657).

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