The Rev. Canon Mary Sulerud
Canon to the Ordinary
The Reverend Canon Mary Sulerud was named Canon to the Ordinary in August, 2022.
In her 30 years of ordained ministry she has been an interim rector in four congregations in Maryland and Virginia and the interim director of the worship department of the Washington National Cathedral twice. She has served as an associate rector at St Stephen’s in Richmond, VA, the rector of Ascension, Silver Spring and assistant rector at Grace, Alexandria. She was the canon for Stewardship and then Canon for Transitions and Ordinations in the Diocese of Washington. She served two terms on the General Board of Examining Chaplains.
Mary received her BS degree from St. Cloud State University and her M.Div, from Virginia Theological Seminary. She has served as a consultant in stewardship, congregational vitality and search transition processes in dioceses throughout the mid-Atlantic. She also teaches and consults in areas that range from faith formation for children and adults and reconciliation of congregational conflict.