Brian N. Prior

The Rt. Rev. Brian N. Prior is the Assisting Bishop in The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. He is serving his first term on The Church Pension Fund Board of Trustees where he serves as Vice Chair.

He was formerly the ninth Bishop of The Episcopal Church in Minnesota. Before becoming Bishop, he served as the founding Rector of The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Spokane, Washington, Executive Director of Camp Cross, the Director of Education and Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, the Chaplain and Vice President for The Episcopal Church’s House of Deputies, and on the Executive Council for The Episcopal Church.

He currently serves as Vice President of Province VI, as a member of the Presiding Bishop’s Council of Advice, as Chair of the Planning Committee for the House of Bishops, and as Chair of the Visionary Council for the Episcopal Camp and Conference Centers.

He received a DDiv and an MDiv from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and a BA from Whitworth College.