The Diocese of Oregon has announced a slate of four candidates to become the XI Bishop of Oregon: The Rev. Diana Akiyama, Ph.D., Vicar, St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church (Kapaau, HI) The Rev. Dr. Mary Caucutt, Rector, Christ Episcopal Church (Cody, WY) The Rev. Andrew T. O’Connor, Rector, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church (Wichita, KS) The Rev. Canon Tanya R. Wallace, … [Read more...] about Bishop Roundup: Oregon, Lexington, Missouri
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Bishop Roundup: S. Dakota, Iowa, Lexington, Missouri, Maryland
South Dakota On November 2, Jonathan H. Folts became the XI Bishop of South Dakota -- and the second bishop in his immediate family. Folts's father, retired Bishop James E. Folts, served as both a co-consecrator and as the preacher. The elder Folts previously ordained his son as both a deacon and a priest in the Diocese of West Texas. Episcopal News Service reported … [Read more...] about Bishop Roundup: S. Dakota, Iowa, Lexington, Missouri, Maryland
Lexington May Call Bishop Long Term
Members of the Diocese of Lexington’s Standing Committee report on their emerging sense that the Rt. Rev. Mark Van Koevering should move from bishop provisional to bishop diocesan: At its 2018 convention, the Diocese of Lexington voted to place the diocese under the provisional authority of Bishop Mark Van Koevering, making him our Bishop Provisional. The Diocese entered into … [Read more...] about Lexington May Call Bishop Long Term
Lexington Calls Bp. Van Koevering
The Diocese of Lexington’s 122nd annual convention voted Feb. 24 to call the Rt. Rev. Mark Van Koevering as bishop provisional. “What impresses me the most about Bishop Van Koevering is his ability to articulate how important his relationship with Jesus Christ truly is and, based on that, how he lives with an expectation of God to act,” said the Rev. Matthew Young, president … [Read more...] about Lexington Calls Bp. Van Koevering
Lexington Considers New Bishop
The Rt. Rev. Mark Van Koevering, Assisting Bishop in West Virginia, is the nominee to become Bishop Provisional of Lexington. The diocese’s standing committee announced his selection via email. Lexington will hold its next diocesan convention on Feb. 24. Van Koevering is a graduate of Michigan State University, where he studied, agronomy, genetics, and plant-breeding. He … [Read more...] about Lexington Considers New Bishop
Lexington Seeks Short-term Bishop
The Diocese of Lexington’s standing committee reports on its decision to choose a provisional bishop for the new few years: On October 11, 2017, the Standing Committee met with the Right Reverend Todd Ousley from the Episcopal Church’s Office of Pastoral Development. The Office of Pastoral Development and Bishop Ousley directly support the ministry of Bishops throughout the … [Read more...] about Lexington Seeks Short-term Bishop
Bp. Caldwell Will Step Aside
The Rt. Rev. Bruce Caldwell, provisional bishop of Lexington since June 2016, has announced via email to members of the diocese that he must step away from his work: I am writing to let you know that I have, with regret, decided to wind down my ministry with you by the end of this year. Family health issues have become a major concern, and I am going to have to take a more … [Read more...] about Bp. Caldwell Will Step Aside
Lexington to Seek 8th Bishop
The standing committee of the Diocese of Lexington has announced via email that it is ready to seek the diocese’s eighth bishop. The Rt. Rev. Douglas Hahn, the seventh bishop of the diocese, resigned in March, in an agreement he reached with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. Curry had previously placed Hahn on a one-year suspension for failing to disclose an instance of … [Read more...] about Lexington to Seek 8th Bishop