Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Fall 2012 Issue | Page 9

Wingo Appointed Canon to the Ordinary
Emily Cherry
The Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston has appointed the Rev.
Patrick J. Wingo as canon to the ordinary of the Diocese
of Virginia. Wingo comes to Virginia from the Diocese of
Alabama, where he has served as staff officer for ministry
development and clergy transitions since 2008.

“I am both pleased and proud to call Pat to this
ministry,” said Johnston. “He brings a wealth of diocesan
level experience from his time in Alabama, and I know that
this will serve our diocese very well. Pat has a real heart and
insight for this position in the ministry of the Church, and we
very much look forward to welcoming him and his family to
the Diocese of Virginia.”

Wingo graduated from the University of Alabama in
1982 and from the Seminary of the Southwest in 1992. Before
entering seminary, he worked in banking, equipment sales
and construction. Wingo served as rector of Church of the
Resurrection in Gadsden, Ala., and St. Thomas’, Birmingham,
Ala. before beginning his ministry at the diocesan level.
While in the Diocese of Alabama, he served for three
years as president of the Standing Committee. Wingo has
been a summer camp director and a deputy to General
Convention. He