SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and spiritual leader of Washington National Cathedral, will deliver the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. It was not the first time the ...

According to the Cathedral’s website, Bishop Budde was consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington in November 2011 and served as Interim Dean of Washington National Cathedral from 2016-2017.

This article appears in the April 2025 issue of Washingtonian. The post DC’s Episcopal Bishop, Mariann Budde, on Trump, Kindness, and Respect first appeared on Washingtonian.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde arrives as President Donald Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images ...

President Donald Trump and attendees of the National Day of Prayer Service stand as the Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., enters on Jan. 21, 2025.

We all need that. President Donald Trump and attendees of the National Day of Prayer Service stand as the Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., enters on Jan. 21, 2025.

Dear Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, Like so many, I knew nothing about you until Jan. 21 when, as the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., you faced newly inaugurated President Trump ...