Background
Mathes, James R. was born on August 18, 1959.
Mathes, James R. was born on August 18, 1959.
Bachelor magna cum laude, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1982. Master of Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, 1991.
Associate campaign director The Webb School, Bell Buckle, Tennessee, 1983—1985. Math teacher & coach St. Andrews-Sewanee School, St. Andrews, 1985—1986, director development, 1986—1989. Assistant minister All Saints Episcopal Church, Belmont, Massachusetts, 1991—1994.
Rector Church of St. James the Less, Northfield, Illinois, 1994—2001. Canon to the ordinary Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, 2001—2005. Bishop Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, since 2005.
Married Teresa Yvette Sutton, August 15, 1981. Children: Rutherford Lee, Sarah Elizabeth Nam.