5 Nominees in Delaware

The Diocese of Delaware has announced a five-member slate in the search for the diocese’s 11th bishop:

• The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens, Bishop Suffragan, the Episcopal Church in Connecticut
• The Very Rev. Michael Battle, Herbert Thompson Professor of Church and Society and director of the Desmond Tutu Center at General Theological Seminary
• The Rev. Kevin S. Brown, rector, Church of the Holy Comforter, Charlotte
• The Rev. Patricia S. Downing, rector, Trinity and Old Swedes Parish, Wilmington, Delaware
• The Rev. Canon Scott A. Gunn, executive director of Forward Movement

Each nominee’s profile page includes a brief video.

The diocese will receive any nominees by petition until noon (EDT) May 13. The election is scheduled during a special convention on July 15.

TLC Staff