The Very Rev. Robert C. Wright is the tenth Rector of Historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, SW Atlanta, the oldest Black Episcopal Church in the state of Georgia. Rob was born in a Catholic orphanage in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and adopted by Charlene and Earl Wright at nine months old.

Upon High School graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy and became a helicopter crew-chief and Search and Rescue Diver. After five years of service, Rob enrolled in Howard University where he received a degree in U. S. History and Political Science. He has worked for the Children’s Defense Fund and two Mayors of Washington DC as a child advocate. He formerly served at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City where he was Canon Pastor and Vicar. He is a graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary, Cambridge University and the Harvard Summer Leadership Institute.

Rob is married to Dr. Beth-Sarah Wright. They have five children: Jordan, Emmanuel, Selah, Noah, and Moses-Daniel.