The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel, DMin

Assisting Bishop, Diocese of Southeast Florida

Bishop of Olympia (resigned)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel is the Assisting Bishop of the Diocese of Southeast Florida and served as the eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia until his resignation in December 2022. Before this, he was the Rector of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas, and Vicar of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Conway, Arkansas. Prior to his ordination to the priesthood, he was a hospital administrator in Arkansas and Texas.

He is currently the Chair of the American Friends of the Diocese of Jerusalem Board and the coordinator for Lightline Pilgrimages North America. He also serves on the Cristosal Board and the Compass Rose Society Board and the General Convention’s Assessment Review Task Force and Task Force on Creation and Environmental Racism of The Episcopal Church.

Gregory was a consultant for the Stewardship Office of The Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Network for Stewardship and served on multiple General Convention committees, including the Mission Funding Task Force, the Standing Committee on Stewardship and Development, and The Church Pension Fund. He was the Episcopal Representative to the Earth Charter Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, and was trained by Al Gore for the Climate Project. He received training from the National Organization for Victim Assistance.

He is married to Marti Rickel, and they have one son, Austin.

He was elected to his second term on The Church Pension Fund Board of Trustees in 2022.

He received a DMin from the University of the South, an MDiv and honorary DDiv from the Seminary of the Southwest, and, from the University of Arkansas, an MA in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, a master’s degree in Health Services Administration, and a BA.