The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia has announced four nominees in the search for its sixth bishop:
- The Very Rev. Mark Allen Bourlakas, dean, Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, Kentucky
- The Rev. Jeanne Finan, rector, St. John’s Church, Asheville, North Carolina
- The Rev. Gail Greenwell, rector, St. Michael and All Angels Church, Mission, Kansas
- The Rt. Rev. David Rice, Bishop of Waiapu, Aotearoa, New Zealand
The diocese’s electing council will meet March 9.
Douglas LeBlanc is an Associate Editor and writes about Christianity and culture. He and his wife, Monica, attend St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Henrico, Virginia.




