From The Living Church-
The Rev. Robert Certain, 62, rector of St. Peter and St. Paul, Marietta, Ga., has been nominated by petition to join the slate for sixth Bishop Suffragan for Federal Ministries. Certain is a retired Air Force chaplain.
For the first time in the 45-year history of the office, the House of Bishops will elect its occupant. The bishops will vote during their meeting at Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas, in March. Presiding Bishops have appointed the previous bishops serving in the post.
The six other nominees, who were announced on Feb. 9, are:
The Rev. Carl Andrews, 61, a U.S. Air Force colonel and chaplain stationed at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas.
The Rev. James “Jay” Magness, 63, canon for mission and diocesan administration, Diocese of Southern Virginia.
The Rev. Babs Meairs, 59, field coordinator in the Office of the Bishop Suffragan for Federal Ministries.
The Rev. C. Christopher Thompson, 56, rector, Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The Rev. John Weatherly, 58, Joint Force Headquarters (Virginia) chaplain and rector, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Alexandria, Va.
The Rev. Carl W. Wright, 50, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and chaplain, Air Force Global Strike Command, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, La.
A narrative profile [PDF] of the office says that the bishop will, ideally, visit all 137 military chaplains in a three-year tour of duty. The bishop is responsible for 18,000 Episcopalians in military service and prison chaplaincies.
The bishop will be based in Washington, D.C.
http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2010/2/17/seven-on-slate-for-federal-ministries-bishop
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