Bishop Curry hospitalized for brain bleeding after fall in Syracuse

[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nn(RNS) — The Episcopal Church’s Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was hospitalized in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Sunday (Dec. 3) due to a subdural hematoma, known as a brain bleed, provoked by a fall he took earlier in the weekend in Syracuse, New York. The bishop is now recovering from his surgery at Raleigh’s hospital, where he resides.The Episcopal Church’s public affairs office released a statement asking for prayers “for Bishop Curry, his family, and his medical team.” 
On Saturday, Curry had attended a celebration of the Diocese of Central New York at Grace Church in Utica, near Syracuse. The bishop kicked off the event with a welcome speech alongside the Rt. Rev. DeDe Duncan-Probe, the bishop of Central New York, and Grace Church’s rector, the Rev. Christine Williams-Belt, before preaching during a festive Eucharist in the afternoon.
Curry, who is 70, is in the last year of his nine-year term as the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church. The bishop has been hospitalized two other times this year for internal bleeding and heart conditions. 
On Memorial Day weekend, Curry was hospitalized to get to the bottom of his recurring irregular heartbeat problem. The bishop was later declared stab …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]