Latino/Hispanic Ministries

The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson

A native of Texas and a graduate of Yale, the University of Texas School of Law and Fuller Theological Seminary, the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson’s early career was spent in the practice of commercial financial law. She was ordained in 2009. Following her ordination, she served first for two years as assistant rector at St. Stephen’s in Wimberley, Texas, and then as vicar of Saint Elizabeth in Buda, Texas, until her consecration as bishop suffragan of the Diocese of West Texas in 2017. Throughout her ordained career, Brooke-Davidson’s focus has been on congregational development, evangelism and formation, with a particular passion for developing adaptive leadership capacity in ordained and lay leaders.

Immediately prior to joining the Diocese of North Carolina as the assistant bishop on November 1, 2022, Brooke-Davidson served as the assistant bishop in the Diocese of Virginia, a position she held from 2019 until 2022. She is no stranger to transition, as part of her role there was working alongside the Rt. Rev. Susan Goff, bishop suffragan and the ecclesiastical authority of the Diocese of Virginia until the consecration of the Rt. Rev. E. Mark Stevenson, who was elected the 14th bishop diocesan ion June 2022. As assistant bishop, Brooke-Davidson served in a full range of capacities, including Sunday and other visitations; oversight of the diocesan regional structures, including the deans; oversight of the Committee for Congregational Mission; support of persons in the ordination process; congregational development; conflict transformation; and work with other diocesan committees and commissions.

In her role as assistant bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, Brooke-Davidson focuses on Christian formation, church redevelopment and leadership training.

Brooke-Davidson is joined in North Carolina by her husband, Carrick, an environmental attorney and sports enthusiast. They have two grown daughters, Emma and Kate.

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The Rev. Canon Franklin Morales

Franklin Morales is a native of Venezuela. He's married to Dr. Yenny Morales, and they have an almost six-year-old girl called Sarah.

Franklin is a former Roman Catholic priest within the Discalced Carmelites Order. He went to seminary in Venezuela, Central America, and Europe. After being in the priesthood for four years, Franklin changed to another Christian denomination, starting his discernment process within the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), where he was received as an ordained minister. He also served as an associate pastor in a congregation in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and an Episcopal congregation.

Serving within the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina is a blessing for Franklin and his family. They hope and pray that we may grow together as a Body of Christ, bringing the Gospel to those in need, and, at the same time, continuing to build the Beloved Community Jesus asked us to create.

Franklin is eager, as the canon missioner for Latino/Hispanic ministry, to learn and create spaces where diversity and inclusion are beyond words and can be incarnate in the daily life of our diocese.