Scott Seely

The Right Reverend

Scott Seely
Bishop Suffragan of All Nations
ChurchAnglican Church in North America
DioceseAll Nations
Orders
Ordination2009 (diaconate)
2010 (presbyterate)
ConsecrationMarch 20, 2020
by Nicholas Okoh
Personal details
Born1981 (age 44–45)

Scott Andrew Seely (born 1981) is an American Anglican bishop and musician. Consecrated in 2020 in the Church of Nigeria North American Mission (CONNAM), he currently serves as bishop suffragan of the Anglican Diocese of All Nations in the Anglican Church in North America.

Early life and education

Seely is a native Texan. He received his B.A. in church music from Texas Lutheran University in 2003, his M.A. in theology from the Master's Seminary in 2007, his M.Div. from Trinity School for Ministry in 2010, and his D.Min. in congregational development from Nashotah House in 2019. Prior to his ordination, Seely was youth minister in San Antonio and a music minister in Bulverde, Texas.

Ordained ministry

Seely was ordained in CONNAM's predecessor entity, the Convocation of Anglicans in North America. In 2010, Seely planted and became rector of Three Streams Anglican Church in San Antonio, Texas. In 2022, he planted Church of the Redeemer in New Braunfels, Texas. He was appointed canon for church planting in the Diocese of CANA West in 2013 and made an archdeacon in 2016.

Episcopacy

In 2020, Seely was elected a suffragan bishop by the Church of Nigeria's house of bishops, and consecrated by Nicholas Okoh at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Lokoja, Nigeria, on March 20, 2020. In October 2022, new CONNAM bylaws were released, signaling the permanent establishment of CONNAM as an alternative Anglican jurisdiction in the United States and Canada. In response, the Anglican Diocese of the West voted to depart from the Church of Nigeria. The ACNA received Seely and Felix Orji into its college of bishops, and the Diocese of the West voted to affiliate with ACNA to become the Anglican Diocese of All Nations, although some congregations elected to remain in CONNAM.

Discography

On May 1, 2025, Seely released the album, The Hope of Spring, that he recorded while on sabbatical in 2024

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Our Rector". Three Streams Anglican Church. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Colvin, Myles (January 19, 2020). "TWO SUFFRAGAN BISHOPS ELECTED TO CANA ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF THE WEST". La Prensa Texas. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Church Of Nigeria, Anglican Communion Elect New Bishops And Archbishops". Advent Cable News Network. January 11, 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Limit Running From One Diocese To Another."Remain in Your See and Take Care of The Flock," – Abp Lamido". Advent Cable News Network. March 20, 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Virtue, David (October 18, 2022). "IS THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA TRYING TO BECOME THEIR OWN INTERNATIONAL CHURCH MOVEMENT?". Virtue Online. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Why I Left the Church of Nigeria for ACNA – Bishop Orji". Anglican Ink. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ "ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF THE WEST RETURNING". Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ Schmitter, Drew. "The Hope of Spring, by Scott Seely". Retrieved 2026-09-04.