Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania pioneered a collaborative approach that has spread across the Episcopal Church. A detailed evaluation probes the relationship and proposes several options for the future.
The small rural diocese has not employed a full-time bishop in a decade, and it envisions a “shared episcopate model,” with leadership exercised by the standing committee, an assisting bishop, and key staff.
The Rt. Rev. Matthew Gunter was installed as bishop on Saturday, October 5, during the inaugural convention of the new Diocese of Wisconsin, now a single entity comprising the former dioceses of Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, and Eau Claire.
