Four candidates were announced Wednesday to succeed Bishop Andrew D. Smith to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.
Two of the nominees are from Connecticut: Suffragan Bishop James E. Curry and the Rev. Mark Delcuze, rector of St. Stephen’s Church in Ridgefield. The others are the Rev. Ian T. Douglas, professor at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., and the Rev. Beth Fain, rector of St. Mary’s Church in Cypress, Texas.
Three of the candidates were chosen by the diocesan nominating committee. Curry made his own decision to run, though he was required to submit essays and be interviewed.
“There were numerous well-qualified people. We started out with 25 applicants,” said the Rev. Alex Dyer, associate rector of Trinity Church, New Haven, and a member of the nominating committee.
Dyer said one of the most important qualities the committee sought was “a visionary leader” who will have new ideas. He said the new bishop will confront economic challenges, with some “parishes in a critical state” that face merger or closing.
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