From ELO-
The Very Rev. Martin Scott Field was elected Nov. 6 as 8th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri, pending required consents from a majority of bishops with jurisdiction and standing committees of the Episcopal Church.
Field, 54, rector of St. Paul's Church in Flint, in the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan, was elected on the third ballot out of a field of two nominees. A third candidate withdrew after the second ballot.
Field received 89 of 143 votes cast in the lay order and 53 of 103 clergy votes at the election, held during the 121st annual convention meeting of the diocese at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City. A total of 52 votes was needed to elect in the clergy order and 72 in the lay order.
Pending a successful consent process, Field will succeed the Rt. Rev. Barry Howe, 67, who was elected in 1997 and last year announced his decision to retire.
Under the canons (III.11.4) of the Episcopal Church, a majority of bishops exercising jurisdiction and diocesan standing committees must consent to the bishop-elect's ordination as bishop within 120 days of receiving notice of the election.
The consecration is planned for March 5, 2011.
The other nominees were the Rev. Peter F. Casparian, 59, rector of Christ Church, Oyster Bay, in the Diocese of Long Island; and the Rev. Canon Edward Daniel Smith, 54, canon to the ordinary, Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, who withdrew after the second ballot.
The Very Rev. Douglas Johnson, chair of the diocesan transition committee, said during a Nov. 6 post-election telephone interview that the diocese is very excited about Field and future possibilities.
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