The XV Bishop to be Elected This Weekend

A Prayer for the Election of a Bishop
Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the minds of those who shall choose a bishop for this Diocese that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Book of Common Prayer, p. 818)

​This Saturday, more than 100 lay and clergy delegates will join together virtually to elect the XV Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina. The entire convention will be shared live on the Diocesan YouTube page beginning at 9 am at this link. The five candidates on the slate for this election are as follows (listed in alphabetical order by last name, click on each name for more information about each candidate):

• The Reverend Geoffrey M. St. John Hoare, rector, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.
• The Reverend Kevin Allen Johnson, rector, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Arlington, Texas
• The Reverend Canon Terence Alexander Lee, rector, St. Philip's Episcopal Church, New York, New York
• The Venerable Calhoun Walpole, archdeacon, Diocese of South Carolina; vicar and subdean, Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston, South Carolina
• The Reverend Canon Ruth M. Woodliff-Stanley, canon for strategic change, Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania & Western New York; senior vice president for strategic change, Episcopal Church Building Fund

Please join us in prayer for the candidates, the delegates, leadership, and all of the Diocese of South Carolina. Learn more about the Electing Convention, and the process outlined in our own Constitution and Canons which will guide this election on the Bishop Search website at this link: scbishopsearch.org/electing-convention. If you have any questions about the election, as a delegate or a member of the diocese, send it to [email protected].

Find more information about the slate of candidates, as well as detailed information about the entire bishop search process, on the Bishop Search website at this link: scbishopsearch.org.

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