Western La. Nominates Seven

From The Living Church-

Seven men — including a bishop, two canons to the ordinary and a cathedral dean — are nominees to become the fourth Bishop of Western Louisiana. Four of the nominees live in Louisiana and three serve in the diocese.

The nominees are:

The Very Rev. Canon John B. Burwell, 60, rector, Church of the Holy Cross, Sullivan’s Island, S.C.;

The Rt. Rev. William O. Gregg, 61, Bishop of Eastern Oregon (1997-2000) and assisting bishop in the Diocese of North Carolina;

The Very Rev. Jacob W. Owensby, 54, dean of St. Mark’s Cathedral, Shreveport;

The Rev. Canon Gregg L. Riley, 63, canon to the ordinary, Western Louisiana;

The Rev. Frederick A. Robinson, 60, rector, Church of the Redeemer, Sarasota, Fla.;

The Rev. Canon E. Mark Stevenson, 47, canon to the ordinary, Diocese of Louisiana;

The Rev. Canon Larry G. Wilkes, 61, rector, Church of the Epiphany, New Iberia, La.
The diocese will elect its next bishop April 21.

http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2012/2/2/western-la-nominates-seven