The Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico, which is seeking its seventh bishop, has released a diocesan profile. The deadline is April 5, so applicants will need to act quickly.
The Rt. Rev. W.W. Jackson was the first bishop to oversee Episcopalians in Puerto Rico, beginning in 1860. The Rt. Rev. David Andrés Áalvarez-Velázquez, 71, became bishop coadjutor in 1987 and succeeded the Rt. Rev. Francisco Reus-Froylan in 1989.
The full profile follows.
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
