 And Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from Western Pennsylvania Wednesday, became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the Episcopal Church. Rowe succeeds Bishop Michael Curry, the first African American to hold the position, when Curry's nine-year term ends November 1st. The presiding bishop serves as the denomination's chief pastor, president, and CEO. Rowe was elected over four other nominees in voting during the Episcopalians' week-long general convention in Kentucky.