Episcopal Diocese Of Long Island Consecrates Bishop Coadjutor

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The consecration of The Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano as Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island took place on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Tilles Center on the campus of C.W. Post University. The Tilles Center was packed and overflowing with Episcopalians from all over Long Island who came to welcome their new bishop. There was also a large representation from Bishop Provenzano’s former parish, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Long Meadow, Massachusetts and from the Long Meadow Fire Department where he served as Fire Chaplain. The new Bishop was also the Fire Chaplain for the state of Massachusetts. After the consecration, the attendees broke into a thunderous applause that lasted from many minutes in approval of their new diocesan leader.

The Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano was elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island at the diocesan election convention March 21, 2009, which convened at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, NY. The bishop coadjutor-elect received the consent of the General Convention (the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops) when it met this July in Anaheim, California. The diocese is preparing for the consecration of the bishop-elect, who will serve as Bishop Coadjutor, with the right of succession, until the retirement of the present Diocesan Bishop, the Right Reverend Orris G. Walker, Jr. on November 14, 2009.

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http://www.gcnews.com/news/2009-10-02/Community/Episcopal_Diocese_Of_Long_Island_Consecrates_Bisho.html