The Diocese of Arizona has announced three nominees — all from the East Coast — in the search for its sixth bishop:
- The Rev. Dena Marcel Cleaver-Bartholomew, rector, Christ Church, Manlius, New York [essay answers]
- The Rev. Jennifer Anne Reddall, Church of the Epiphany, New York City [essay answers]
- The Rev. Andrew Wallace Walter, rector, Grace Church, Silver Spring, Maryland [essay answers]
The diocese will receive nominees by petition until July 20.
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.
