From West Tennessee-
For the first time, the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee is slated to have a woman serve as its bishop.
Three candidates have been named as options to succeed the Rt. Rev. Don Johnson, who plans to resign next year.
They
are the Rev. Marian Dulaney Fortner, rector of a church in Hattiesburg,
Mississippi; the Rev. Sarah D. Hollar, rector of a church in
Huntersville, North Carolina; and the Rev. Phoebe A. Roaf, rector of a
church in Richmond, Virginia.
The Rev. Gary Meade,
president of the standing committee that oversees the process of
selecting a new bishop, said there was no goal to have three women
candidates, but that he is “delighted” it ended up that way.
“Male
and female, black and white, gay and straight, healthy or ill, rich or
poor, we are all God’s children,” Meade said. “This is just a
recognition that the Episcopal Church honors that. We honor the full
diversity of God’s people and we see that reflected more and more in our
leadership.”
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