The Rt. Rev. Dean E. Wolfe
Bishop in Residence
We are pleased to welcome Dean Wolfe as Bishop in Residence. He will work part time assisting with worship services, offering pastoral care, and strengthening relationships with the wider Church. Dean is a nationally recognized leader in The Episcopal Church. He served as the first Vice Rector of Saint Michael and All Angels, Dallas, from 1998 to 2003, before being elected Bishop of Kansas in 2003. In Kansas, he led a capital campaign to build a diocesan center and created The Bishop Kemper School for Ministry. Dean was elected Vice President of the House of Bishops under two Presiding Bishops and served on the Presiding Bishop’s Council of Advice. He also represented the Office of the Presiding Bishop and The Episcopal Church to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He served as Rector of Saint Bartholomew’s Church (“St. Bart’s”) from 2017-2025, before retiring and moving to Dallas. Dean holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University of Ohio, a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary, and an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary, granted in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the Church. Dean is married to Ellen Frantz-Wolfe, an active church volunteer, and his son, William, is a practicing attorney at Kelly, Hart, & Hallman. William is married to Ellie Skochdopole Wolfe, a life-long member of Saint Michael and founder of Skoch Strategies, a marketing consulting firm.