News
Andrew Waldo elected as Upper South Carolina's next bishop
December 12, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. W. Andrew Waldo was elected Dec. 12 to be the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina, pending the required consents from the majority of the church's other dioceses. [read more here...]
Wyoming announces five nominees for next bishop
December 07, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming has chosen five priests to stand for election as its next bishop. [read more here...]
Morris Thompson elected as Louisiana's next bishop
By Mary Frances Schjonberg
December 05, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The Very Rev. Morris K. Thompson was elected Dec. 5 to be the 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, pending the required consents from the majority of the church's other dioceses. [read more here...]
Los Angeles elects Mary Douglas Glasspool as bishop suffragan
By Pat McCaughan
December 05, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The 114th annual convention of the Diocese of Los Angeles made history for the second time in as many days on Dec. 5, electing an openly gay candidate, the Rev. Mary Douglas Glasspool, as bishop suffragan, pending the required consents from the majority of the church's other dioceses. [read more here...]
Los Angeles elects Diane Jardine Bruce as first woman bishop suffragan
By Pat McCaughan
December 04, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Canon Diane Jardine Bruce became the first woman elected a bishop in the Diocese of Los Angeles on Dec. 4, pending the required consents. [read more here...]
Oregon elects Hanley as next bishop
November 20, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Michael Joseph Hanley was elected Nov. 20 to be the 10th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, pending the required consents. [read more here...]
Western New York calls for bishop nominations
November 3, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The Bishop Search Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York has opened its application process for its 11th bishop, according to a Nov. 3 news release. [read more here...]
Tarrant becomes South Dakota's bishop coadjutor
By Pat McCaughan
November 2, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] About 600 Episcopalians, ecumenical guests and local dignitaries gathered Oct. 31 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center to celebrate the consecration of the Rt. Rev. John Tarrant as bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota. [read more here...]
Minnesota elects Brian Prior as next bishop
By Mary Frances Schjonberg
October 31, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Brian Prior, vice president of the Episcopal Church's House of Deputies, was elected Oct. 31 to be the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, pending the required consents. [read more here...]
Connecticut elects Ian T. Douglas as next bishop
October 24, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Dr. Ian T. Douglas of Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, was elected Oct. 24 as 15th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, pending the required consents. [read more here...]
Upper South Carolina announces nominees
October 16, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolinaon October 16 announced a slate of five candidates for the bishop election to be held on December 12. [read more here...]
Six candidates nominated to be next bishop
October 1, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana has announced its final list of six candidates to be the diocese's 11th bishop.
The nominees include four priests, one cathedral dean, and Diocese of North Dakota Bishop Michael Smith, who has been assisting Louisiana Bishop Charles Jenkins since 2007. [read more here...]
Provenzano becomes Long Island's bishop coadjutor
By Mary Frances Schjonberg
September 21, 2009
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Lawrence Provenzano was ordained and consecrated as bishop coadjutor in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island September 19.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was the chief consecrator for the service, which took place at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Greenvale, New York. Other consecrators included Newark Bishop Mark Beckwith, New Jersey Bishop George Councell, Long Island Assisting Bishop David Joslin and Western Massachusetts Bishop Gordon Scruton. [read more here...]