Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is a prominent figure in the Episcopal Church, serving as the spiritual leader of 86 congregations and ten Episcopal schools across Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland.

Budde was raised in Morris County by a single mom and a congregation that valued hard work. "I didn't see myself as minister material," she said.

The fake claim alleged Budde was removed for her comments during President Donald Trump's inaugural prayer service.

President Donald Trump looks at the Right Rev. Mariann Budde during the national prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Regarding the Jan ...

It was not the first time she had made a public appeal to him. The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, criticized the newly sworn-in president during his first term ...

Last week, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese ... an Episcopal Church-affiliated seminary based in Alexandria, Virginia. Budde is also the author of three books, and is married with ...

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, whose appeal to President Donald Trump for mercy in her sermon at a national prayer service earlier this week caused a stir, said she will not apologize despite ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde called on President Trump to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant families at a National Cathedral prayer service for the inauguration Tuesday, which went ...

"They could do much better." Chip Somodevilla/Getty With newly-inaugurated leaders of the United States in attendance, Rev. Mariann Budde, an Episcopal bishop of Washington, gave a special ...

The Rev. Mariann E. Budde, bishop of Washington, speaks during a service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2025, one day after Donald Trump's inauguration. Budde locked ...

The Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde speaks during the inauguration prayer ... Ann Bjorkman moved to the U.S. from Sweden and married American William Edgar. After Mariann was born in 1959, the couple ...