Background
Krebs was born in Brentwood, Missouri December 12, 1946. He grew up Roman Catholic in Saint Mary Magdalene Parish and attended Saint Louis University High School run by the Jesuits.
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He took office September 18, 2015 replacing Bishop Peter Elder Hickman, founding Bishop and Presiding Bishop from 2003-2015. With his election, the Office of Presiding Bishop moved to Saint Louis, Missouri. Early Life and Education
Krebs received his bachelor"s degree from Cardinal Glennon College and received his seminary training at Kenrick Seminary, both in Saint Louis. He was ordained into the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis in 1972.
Krebs served as a Roman Catholic priest for 18 years as a parish pastor at Saint Ann, Pius the Fifth and Saints
Peter & Paul. Leaving the Roman Catholic Priesthood
He worked for a Saint Louis based behavioral health firm as a management consultant. As a married gay man, he could not return to the Roman Catholic priesthood, but Krebs desired to return to priestly ministry.
Joining the Ecumenical Catholic Communion
In 2005, Krebs and about 20 others started a church calling itself Saints Clare & Franics. In the early years of formation, the parish became a member community in the Ecumenical Catholic Communion and Krebs was incardinated as an Ecumenical Catholic Communion priest.
Today the parish has 125 registered members.
Krebs was appointed by then Presiding Bishop, Peter East. Hickman, as vicar of the midwest region from 2008-2010. In October 2010, Krebs was elected as President of the House of Pastors in the Ecumenical Catholic Communion and served in that position until 2013. He also served as Company-Chair on the National Council of Church"s Racial Justice Working Group from 2011-2013.
Episcopal Election
Krebs was nominated for Presiding Bishop and then elected to that post at the 2014 Synod of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion in Denver, Colorado. His commissioning was held at Eden Theological Seminary September 18, 2015.
Membership
During that time the Ecumenical Catholic Communion was not a member of the National Council of Churches (National Cadet Corps). Today the Ecumenical Catholic Communion is an official member of the National Cadet Corps.
