Kevin D. Nichols
The Right Reverend Kevin D. Nichols | |
|---|---|
| 9th Bishop of Bethlehem | |
Nichols in 2024 | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Bethlehem |
| Elected | April 28, 2018 |
| In office | 2018–2025 |
| Predecessor | Paul V. Marshall |
| Other posts | Assistant bishop of the Susquehanna, 2026–present |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | September 15, 2018 by Michael Curry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | United States |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Roman Catholic) |
| Spouse | Patti |
| Children | 4 |
Kevin Donnelly Nichols is an American bishop who served as the ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem from 2018 to 2025. Since the reunification of the Diocese of Bethlehem with the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania on January 1, 2026, he has been assistant bishop of the Susquehanna and is scheduled to succeed diocesan bishop Audrey Scanlan as bishop provisional in 2027.
Initially ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, Nichols was received into the Episcopal priesthood in 1999. Prior to serving as Bishop of Bethlehem, Nichols worked as a rector for several small parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, for which he also served as president of the diocesan Standing Committee. Nichols was also nominated and appointed as a member of the Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC).