From Arizona-The Rev. Jennifer Anne Reddall was chosen VI Bishop of the Diocese of Arizona during the 58th Annual Diocesan Convention held at All Saints’ Episcopal Church & Day School in Phoenix.
The
first woman to be elected bishop in the Diocese of Arizona, Reddall is
currently the Rector of Church of the Epiphany in New York, NY, the
Diocese of New York, and was one of three candidates.
In
order to be elected, a candidate needed to receive a simple majority of
votes from both the clergy and the lay delegates, voting separately as
orders in the same balloting round. Reddall was elected on the first
ballot, receiving 75 of 136clergy votes and 172 of 304 lay votes.
The other two nominees were:
- The Rev. Dr. Dena Marcel Cleaver-Bartholomew, Rector of Christ Church, Manlius, NY in the Diocese of Central New York
- The Rev. Andrew Wallace Walter, Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Silver Spring, MD in the Diocese of Washington
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/2018/10/23/episcopal-diocese-arizona-elects-vi-bishop/
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