From Lexington-
Bishop Stacy Sauls, who has headed the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, Ky., since 2000, has been named the national chief operating officer for the denomination.
The diocese itself will now launch a search for a new bishop. Sauls starts his new job Sept. 1.
Sauls, in his new role, will oversee the staff of the Episcopal Church Center in New York, as well as various satellite offices. He’ll also coordinate work in missions, communications, finance and other areas.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in a statement that Sauls "brings a unique set of gifts to the next chapter of this ministry."
In a statement, Sauls said:
"This is the most interesting and rewarding time I can imagine to serve the Episcopal Church. I am anxious to collaborate in the transformative leadership being provided by our presiding bishop and the devoted service being offered by Bonnie Anderson, president of the House of Deputies, and to bring my own creativity in challenging situations to the team."
Sauls, a former corporate lawyer, was a candidate for Jefferts Schori’s job in 2006 when the Episcopal Church voted for a new presiding bishop — as was his Bluegrass State counterpart, Bishop Ted Gulick of the Diocese of Kentucky. Both finished far back in the field of seven candidates.
More here-
http://blogs.courier-journal.com/faith/2011/06/01/lexington-bishop-named-episcopal-executive/
ENS story here-
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79425_128541_ENG_HTM.htm
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