From Seattle-The bishops of America’s Episcopal Church will elect a new Presiding Bishop next July. Western Washington’s Bishop Greg Rickel is being sounded out as candidate for a top job that requires the wisdom of Solomon and the patience of Job.
Rickel, 51, is an Arkansas native, a onetime hospital administrator who successfully built a multiethnic, multilingual congregation in fast-growing Austin, Texas, before being elected Episcopal Bishop of Olympia in 2007.
Rickel indicates he is willing to have his name put in nomination. A Joint Nominating Committee will on August 1 publish a profile of sought-after talents and a call for nominations. The General Convention at which bishops make their choice is June 25-July 3, 2015, in Salt Lake City.
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http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/07/21/seattle-prelate-is-early-prospect-for-episcopal-presiding-bishop/
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