From Lexington-
The Episcopal Diocese of Lexington on Saturday elected a Georgia native as its seventh bishop.
The Very Rev. Douglas Hahn, 60, received the majority of votes from clergy and lay delegates after two rounds of balloting at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Lexington. Hahn was selected from a field of six candidates chosen from among more than 30 applicants. One candidate withdrew before the tallying of the first round of votes.
As bishop, Hahn will oversee the diocese's 35 congregations in Central and Eastern Kentucky.
Hahn succeeds the Rev. Stacy Sauls, who served as bishop from 2000 to 2011. Sauls left the diocese last year to take a position with the national Episcopal Church. The Rev. Chilton Knudsen, retired bishop of Maine, has served as interim bishop during the transition period.
Hahn was selected by 45 clergy and 120 lay delegates. After the first round of voting, Hahn had a lead, with 20 votes from the clergy and 43 from the lay delegation, but he did not have a majority. After a second round of voting, Hahn received 26 votes from the clergy and 67 from the lay delegation.
"We have an election," Knudsen announced. The clergy and delegates cheered.
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http://www.kentucky.com/2012/08/18/2303611/episcopal-diocese-of-lexington.html#storylink=cpy
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