ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The bishop who spoke to President Trump during her sermon at a National Cathedral service during the inauguration has ties to Rochester. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is the current spiritual leader of 86 Episcopal congregations and 10 schools in the Washington DC and Maryland area. She was consecrated as the ninth bishop in November 2011 and was the first woman elected to this position. Bishop Budde also has local ties — she graduated from the University of Rochester in the Class of 1982. According to the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, she graduated magna cum laude and earned a B.A. in history. After graduating from UR, she moved on to Virginia Theological Seminary where she earned a Masters in Divinity in 1989 and a Doctor of Ministry in 2008. Bishop Budde is an advocate for immigration reform, racial equity, and the LGBTQ+ community, among other issues. During the inaugural service, she made a plea to Trump to show mercy to LGBT children. She also said a majority of immigrants and their families are "good neighbors." Her sermon drew praise and criticism from some Democrats and Republicans, respectively. Those on the left praised her comments as inspiring and those on the right called them inappropriate. Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) said she should be "added to the separation list." Trump took to Truth Social to criticize the sermon, saying Bishop Budde "was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater." He told reporters that he didn't think it was a good service.