A Very Episcopate Conversation: Rt. Rev. Craig Loya, X Bishop of Minnesota

A Very Episcopate Conversation: Rt. Rev. Craig Loya, X Bishop of Minnesota

March 5, 2026 · 44 min · Episode 36

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The episode features a conversation with Rt. Rev. Craig Loya about his experiences and insights as a bishop.

In this episode… This week, we’re chatting with The Rt. Rev. Craig Loya (he/him) is the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Minnesota. We chat about discipleship, faithful innovation, and how his time as a Campus Minister shapes how he ministers as a bishop. About the Hosts The Rev. Clare Stern-Burbano (she/her) The Rev. Clare Stern-Burbano (she/her) is the curate for Campus Ministry at Kansas State University and the Associate for college, youth, and children’s ministry at a Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, MO and graduate from the Univ. of Dubuque Theological Seminary (MDiv.) and from Bishop Kemper School for Ministry (Anglican Studies). She is an Episcopal priest, who is canonically resident in the Diocese of Kansas and licensed in the Diocese of W. Missouri. Clare comes from an interfaith family and found a spiritual home in the Episcopal Church when she was nine years old. The Rev. Karen Schlabach (she/her) The Rev. Karen Schlabach is the Youth, Young Adult & Campus Missioner for the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas. Karen was an active youth in the Kansas youth ministry program, and as a college student participated in Campus Ministry at K-State, she returned as…

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Hosts: The Rev. Clare Stern-Burbano, The Rev. Karen Schlabach

Guest: Rt. Rev. Craig Loya

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Organizations: Diocese of Minnesota, Kansas State University, Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, Bishop Kemper School for Ministry, St. Michael and All Angels, UTA, UMKC

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