Diocese of Iowa

The Rev. Betsey Monnot, a parish priest and church consultant from Northern California, has been elected as the X Bishop of Iowa at a special convention held on July 31 in Des Moines. Monnot, 54, was elected on the third ballot from a slate of three women candidates, and will be the first woman to serve as Iowa’s bishop since the diocese was founded in 1853.

Three dioceses recently announced the candidates in their upcoming bishop elections: Iowa, Nevada, and Pittsburgh. One detail jumps out from a glance at the...

“The damage is so massive, it is hard to accurately wrap your head around it.”

Bishops begin in South Dakota, announce retirement in Iowa, change titles in Lexington, hold walkabouts in Missouri, and return in Maryland.

Bishop Alan Scarfe of Iowa describes the consecration of Andrew Swift as Bishop of Brechin.

The Bishop of Iowa and the Bishop of Swaziland will attend the consecration of Andrew Swift as the next Bishop of Brechin.