The Rt. Rev. James "Jay" Magness, Bishop Diocesan Pro Tempore
The Rt. Rev. James B. Magness accepted a call to serve as our Bishop Diocesan Pro-Tempore, effective January 1, 2019 and until such time as the 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Southern Virginia is consecrated.
Bishop Magness is the retired Suffragan Bishop of the Armed Forces and Federal Ministries. Magness was elected by the House of Bishops as Bishop Suffragan on March 24, 2010. Previously, Magness served as the Canon for Mission and Diocesan Administration in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia and in parish and diocesan ministry. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 2003 in the rank of Captain, serving as command chaplain of U.S. Joint Forces Command and fleet chaplain for the U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Prior to those assignments, from 1997 to 2000 he was on the Navy Chief of Chaplains’ staff as personnel manager of the Navy Chaplain Corps.
Bishop Magness can be contacted at bishop@diosova.org
Bishop's Blog, Sermons, and more
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Address to the 2019 Annual Council
Sermon at the 2019 Annual Council Eucharist
Sermon at St. James, Portsmouth on March 3, 2019
Sermon at Christ & St. Luke's, Norfolk on Ash Wednesday, 2019
Sermon at St. Luke's, Blackstone on March 24, 2019
Sermon at St. Paul's, Petersburg on Palm Sunday, April 14, 2019
Easter Message, April 21, 2019
Sermon at Renewal of Ordination Vows 2019
Sermon at Eastern Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach on Good Friday, April 19, 2019
Sermon at Christ & St. Luke's, Norfolk, Easter Vigil, April 20, 2019
Sermon at Emmanuel, Chatham, May 4, 2019
Sermon at Galilee, Virginia Beach, June 9, 2019
Sermon at St. John's, Chester, June 23, 2019
Sermon at St. Martin's, Williamsburg, June 30, 2019
Sermon at Holy Apostles, Virginia Beach (Celebration of New Ministry), July 6, 2019
Sermon at St. Simon's-by-the-Sea, Virginia Beach, July 14, 2019
Sermon at Christ & Grace, Petersburg, July 21, 2019
Sermon at the Special Council (Bishop Election) Eucharist, Sept. 21, 2019
Sermon at St. John's, Hopewell, Sept. 29, 2019
Sermon at Good Shepherd, Norfolk, Oct. 20, 2019
Sermon at St. Stephen's, Newport News, Oct. 27, 2019
Sermon at St. Andrew's, Norfolk, Nov. 3, 2019
Sermon at Good Samaritan, Virginia Beach, Nov. 24, 2019
Sermon at St. Thomas, Freeman, Dec. 8, 2019
Sermon at Celebration of New Ministry at Trinity, Portsmouth, Dec. 10
Sermon at St. John's, Hampton, Dec. 15, 2019
Christmas Meditation 2019
Sermon at St. Cyprian's, Hampton, Dec. 22, 2019
Sermon at Christ & St. Lukes', Norfolk, Dec. 24, 2019
Bishop's Pastoral Message, January 8, 2020
Sermon at St. James, Cartersville, January 12, 2020
Sermon at Greensville Correctional Facility, January 12, 2020
Sermon at Emmanuel, Virginia Beach, January 19, 2020
Sermon at Celebration of New Ministry at Eastern Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach, Jan. 26, 2020