Clarification: The story “Haiti Election Forces Reckoning” (Sept. 10) mischaracterized how Dan Tootle describes a dynamic of the Diocese of Haiti’s factional divide. One side has been inspired by a progressive vision once championed by former Suffragan Bishop Ogé Beauvoir, but Beauvoir is not actively leading a factional movement in the diocese, according to Tootle. The online … [Read more...] about Clarification on ‘Haiti Election Forces Reckoning’
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Haitian Election Forces Reckoning
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald A bitter power struggle in the Diocese of Haiti has spread into the rest of the Episcopal Church in the wake of a church court’s finding that a June 2 episcopal election was “deeply flawed.” The Office of Pastoral Development is preparing for the rare possibility in which election results are not ratified by a majority of bishops with jurisdiction … [Read more...] about Haitian Election Forces Reckoning
‘Until Our Voices Are Heard’
Clergy and laypeople in the Diocese of Haiti have published an open letter calling on standing committees and bishops of the Episcopal Church to reject Joseph Kerwin Délicat’s election as bishop coadjutor. The letter follows a ruling by the Court of Review of Province II that allegations of electoral interference were credible as the diocese elected a successor to Bishop Zaché … [Read more...] about ‘Until Our Voices Are Heard’
‘Coercion and Undue Influence’
The Court of Review of Province II has issued a six-page report that finds credible allegations of electoral interference as the Diocese of Haiti elected a successor to Bishop Zaché Duracin. The court dismissed allegations against Bishop-elect Joseph Kerwin Délicat: “The Contestants allege the complicity of Father Délicat in a serious act of misconduct by another priest of … [Read more...] about ‘Coercion and Undue Influence’
Joseph Kirwin Delicat Elected Coadjutor in Haiti
The Rev. Canon Mark Harris writes at Preludium: The Very Rev. Joseph Kirwin Delicat, Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince, has been elected bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Haiti. On the second day of voting, June 2, 2018, Dean Delicat was elected by a majority of both lay and clergy delegates on the second ballot of the day. This followed five inconclusive … [Read more...] about Joseph Kirwin Delicat Elected Coadjutor in Haiti
Runoff in Haiti
The Diocese of Haiti’s electing convention will vote in a runoff for bishop coadjutor on June 2. The convention voted for the first time on May 17, in a chaotic meeting described by the Ven. J. Fritz Bazin, archdeacon for immigration and social justice in the Diocese of Southeast Florida. The runoff is between the Rev. Joseph Kerwin Delicat and the Rev. Noah Bernier. A … [Read more...] about Runoff in Haiti
Haiti Seeks New Coadjutor
Rémi Kaupp/Wikipedia • http://bit.ly/2rBftsl The search has begun for the next Bishop Coadjutor of Haiti. Candidates must be fluent in French and Creole, and able to understand English. Nominations must be signed by six lay members and six clergy from the diocese. June 29 is the deadline for submitting names. The election is scheduled for Jan. 27. The … [Read more...] about Haiti Seeks New Coadjutor
Mutual Forgiveness in Haiti
Adapted from the Office of Public Affairs An excerpt from Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry’s sermon on May 23 in Port-au-Prince that marked the signing of a covenant of reconciliation: It was on the cross, as he was dying, that our Lord Jesus forgave even those who had tortured and crucified him. “Father, forgive them. They know not what they do.” Our beloved brother, … [Read more...] about Mutual Forgiveness in Haiti