The Very Rev. Amy Dafler Meaux has been elected the IX Bishop of The Diocese of West Missouri! Amy, who is the dean and rector of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock, Arkansas, was elected on the first ballot during Saturday’s Convention [9 Nov 2024]. Amy has served parishes in New Orleans, Dallas, and Danville, Kentucky, and holds degrees from Louisiana Scholars’ College and Seminary of the Southwest.
We are looking forward to this exciting chapter in ministry with Amy, and can’t wait to see what the Holy Spirit has in store for The Diocese of West Missouri.
Biography: The Very Reverend Amy Dafler Meaux has served as the Dean and Rector of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock, AR, since her appointment as the first female Dean in August 2020.
During her time at the Cathedral, she has led the Vestry in the creation of a Master Plan to address the needs of their historic property; facilitated a partnership between the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and the Cathedral to build a community garden on an empty lot; and begun a child-centered midweek Eucharist that draws families from across the community.
Dean Meaux has served parishes in New Orleans, Dallas, and Danville, Kentucky. In all of these, she has made particular effort to get to know people at every level and from every background, whether by washing dishes with sextons at Trinity Cathedral, taking Sunday supply opportunities at small rural churches as a Standing Committee member in the Diocese of Lexington, or digging into Godly Play with Jesus’s youngest disciples. Dean Meaux is both a “balcony leader” who takes time to view the big picture, and someone who gets her hands dirty, meeting one on one with those who are too often forgotten.
Dean Meaux holds degrees from Louisiana Scholars’ College and Seminary of the Southwest. She met her husband Jared in Louisiana. They have been married for 25 years and are the proud parents of three children.Together, they enjoy the outdoors, especially hiking and traveling. Dean Meaux is an avid knitter and loves good fiction books.
Dean Meaux is excited to witness the ways the Diocese of West Missouri is flourishing: from your missional DNA, to your desire to seek and serve your neighbors, to your commitment to relationships and the holy middle. Like the people of West Missouri, she is committed to the Gospel, loving her neighbor, and overcoming perceived barriers to building community. She hopes that, together, we can explore ministry and empower disciples across West Missouri.
