The Rt. Rev. Edwin F. Gulick Jr. will extend his initial six-month term as provisional bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth by about five months, until at least mid-November, according to a statement released by the diocese.
"It is very wonderful that the Holy Spirit and the people of Fort Worth have entrusted me with such an important ministry at such a significant time," Gulick said in a June 3 press release that also noted the recent appointment of an assistant diocesan chancellor and growth among some displaced diocesan congregations.
"My visitations to Episcopal parishes here have been some of the most fulfilling of my episcopacy," added Gulick, who was installed as bishop of the Diocese of Kentucky in 1994. Since February 2009, when he was unanimously elected provisional bishop of the reconstituted Fort Worth diocese, he has divided his time between the two. Initially, he intended to stay long enough to represent both dioceses at the July 8-17 General Convention in Anaheim.
"I am moved and energized by the clarity, the passion for the Gospel, and the profound commitment to the mission of the Episcopal Church that is evident in all our parishes and faith communities," said Gulick. He will continue to serve until after the November 13-14 diocesan convention.
The Diocese of Kentucky's standing committee supported the extension at an April meeting, according to the Rev. Dr. William J. Watson III, standing committee president and rector of Grace Church in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
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