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April 19, 2024
The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts is pleased to announce that, having added one additional nominee from the petition process, it has approved a final slate of nominees for election as the 17th bishop diocesan of the Diocese of Massachusetts. They are:
• The Rev. Dr. Brendan J. Barnicle,
Rector, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Wilsonville, OR
• The Rev. Edwin D. Johnson,
Director of Organizing, Episcopal City Mission, Boston, MA
• The Rev. Canon Jean Baptiste Ntagengwa, Th.D.,
Canon for Immigration and Multicultural Ministries, Diocese of Massachusetts
• The Very Rev. Gideon L. K. Pollach,
Rector, St. John's Church, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
• The Rev. Julia E. Whitworth,
Rector, Trinity Church, Indianapolis, IN
More information about each nominee can be found at www.diomass.org/bishop-search/bishop-nominees.
Members of the diocese will have the opportunity to meet the nominees in a series of Meet-and-Greets that will take place May 7-11. Information about the schedule and locations of the Meet-and-Greets is available at www.diomass.org/bishop-search/meet-greets.
The election will take place on Saturday, May 18 at Trinity Church in Boston. All canonically resident clergy of the diocese and lay delegates (two elected from each of the diocese’s parishes and missions) vote separately as “orders”; a majority of votes on the same ballot from both the clergy and lay orders is required for election. Information about the electing convention is available at www.diomass.org/electing-convention-2024.
Please keep the nominees, the Nominating Committee, the Transition Committee and the people of our diocese in your prayers as we move into this next phase in the discernment of our 17th bishop.
The Rev. Dr. Karen Coleman, President, Standing Committee
Grace Knowles, Vice President, Standing Committee
William Boyce, Co-Chair, Bishop Nominating Committee
The Rev. Diane Wong, Co-Chair, Bishop Nominating Committee
Linda Ouellette, Co-Chair, Bishop Nominating Committee
Visit www.diomass.org/bishop-search for more information and updates.
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