The Rev. Patrick J. Ward has satisfied the necessary requirements to be nominated by petition as a candidate for election as bishop suffragan, according to an Oct. 27 e-mail from the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
Ward presently serves as interim rector of Christ Church in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
A petition process for submitting additional candidates closed Oct. 26.
On Oct. 7, the diocese the Standing Committee of the diocese announced a slate of five nominees to stand for election as the diocese’s bishop suffragan.
They are:
The Rev. Kim L. Coleman, rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Arlington, Virginia;
The Rev. Canon Susan C. Harriss, rector, Christ’s Church, Rye, New York;
The Rev. Kathleen L. Liles, rector, Christ & Saint Stephen’s Church, New York, New York;
The Rev. Allen K. Shin, rector, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Huntington, Long Island, New York; and
The Rev. Mauricio J. Wilson, rector, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland, California.
The nominees will participate in a visit to the diocese Nov. 12-15, during which time they will meet with clergy and lay people of the diocese.
More here-
http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2013/10/28/new-york-adds-a-bishop-suffragan-candidate/
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