Nominees For Episcopal Bishop Of Pittsburgh

From the local NPR affiliate-

Four priests will stand for election as the next Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh April 21. A 16-member Standing Committee announced the slate of candidates Monday.

“Three of the final eight were from the state of Pennsylvania,” said the Very Reverend George Werner, Dean Emeritus of Trinity Cathedral and president of the nominating committee. “All the four that emerged for our particular unique situation, none of them happen to be [from] Pennsylvania.”

The four candidates are:

The Rev. Canon Michael N. Ambler, Jr., Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Beth, Maine
The Rev. Dorsey W. M. McConnell, Rector of Church of the Redeemer, Newton, Massachusetts
The Rev. R. Stanley Runnels, Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City, Missouri
The Rev. Ruth Woodliff-Stanley, Rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado
According to the Very Rev. Werner, the four have strong academic backgrounds. “They are very, very bright, but they’ve also had interesting experiences,” he said.

Members of the diocese have until February 5 to nominate additional candidates. The petitions must have ten signatures from four clergy and six lay members representing three parishes, and, of course, the approval of the proposed candidate.

More here-

http://www.essentialpublicradio.org/story/2012-01-17/nominees-episcopal-bishop-pittsburgh-9919