Costa Rica Elects New Bishop
The Diocese of Costa Rica has elected its next bishop after a tropical storm suspended the convention’s first meeting.
Kansas Adds Third Nominee
The Rev. Cathleen Chittenden Bascom, assistant professor of religion at Waldorf University, is on the slate for Bishop of Kansas.
PB Praises Bishop Johnston
“I have walked with Bishop Shannon and his spouse, Ellen, as they have been in a time of real spiritual discernment about their future and that of the Diocese of Virginia.”
New Bishop for Ecuador Litoral
ENS: Cristobal Leon Lozano was elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ecuador Litoral on Aug. 4.
Bp. Shannon Johnston to Resign Nov. 3
Shannon S. Johnston, Bishop of Virginia since 2009, intends to resign in conjunction with the next diocesan convention.
Colorado Nominates Three
A rector in the nation’s capital, a missioner in Minneapolis, and Colorado’s canon to the ordinary are nominees to become Bishop of Colorado.
Three Nominees in Arizona
The Diocese of Arizona’s slate includes two priests from New York and one from Maryland.
Bishops Kill Comprehensive BCP Revision
Proposed nine-year revision project gains no traction as bishops seek faster delivery of new liturgies.
Bishops Kill Seminaries Inquiry
Bishops have defeated Resolution A007 that proposed investigating how Episcopal seminaries operate in areas from budgeting to sharing their resources.