The Rev. Dr. Douglas J. Fisher, a former Roman Catholic priest and former chaplain of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, has been elected the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts.
“We are overwhelmed, humbled and honored by this election,” said the bishop-elect, who is currently the rector of Grace Church in Millbrook, N.Y. “The diocese was so prayerful and spirited in this process and is aware of the many gifts that God has given them.”
The diocese serves about 60 parishes spread across Central and Western Massachusetts, including churches in Worcester County.
Rev. Fisher will succeed Bishop Gordon P. Scruton, the former pastor of St. Francis Church in Holden, who announced last June that he would step down at the end of this year.
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