The Most Reverend Stephen D. Parkes, D.D.

Fifteenth Bishop of Savannah
2020-present

Sacramental History

• Born

  June 2, 1965
  Third Son of Ronald and Joan Parkes
  Mineola, New York

• Baptized

  June 20, 1965
  St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
  Massapequa, New York

• First Holy Communion

  May 5, 1973
  St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church
  Syosset, New York

• Confirmed

  October 21, 1978
  St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
  Massapequa, New York

• Ordained TO THE DIACONATE

  April 12, 1997
  Cathedral of St. James
  Orlando, Florida

• Ordained to the Priesthood

  May 23, 1998
  Cathedral of St. James
  Orlando, Florida

• Ordained to the episcopate

  September 23, 2020
  Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist
  Savannah, Georgia