Michael Bruce Curry is an American retired bishop who was the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church, which is a Mainline Protestant denomination in the Anglican tradition. Elected in 2015, he was the first African American elected to the role, having previously served as Bishop of North Carolina from 2000 to 2015. His tenure as presiding bishop ended on November 1, 2024, and he was succeeded by Sean Rowe. Vikipedi