Virginia:
The Rev Canon Susan Goff was elected on the 4th ballot
Pittsburgh:
The Rev. Dorsey McConnell has been elected on the 6th Ballot.
Western Louisiana:
The Very Rev. Dr. Jacob Owensby was elected on Ballot #6
Commentary on the Pittsburgh election by Lionel Deimel.
Lifted from Ann Fontaine's post at The Lead.
So, your reaction? Louisiana-wise, that is...
ReplyDeleteThe bishop-elect is/was a Communion Partner rector, thus he probably would not have been my first choice. But he is the bishop-elect, and I will pray for him, and I wish him well in his service to the diocese.
ReplyDeleteI assume you know Western Louisiana is not my diocese. The diocese leans to the conservative side, so it's not entirely surprising to me that Bishop-elect Owensby was the choice. Also, he's from Shreveport, so he's probably well-known to the people there. The present Bishop MacPherson is a Communion Partners bishop.
I'm dreading this same process. Our diocese is just beginning a search for a new bishop too.
ReplyDeleteCiss, our election went well Morris Thompson is a good bishop. It can happen. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mimi. I realize you are in the "unmodified" Louisiana, as opposed to the one with the additional adjective, but wondered what you might think as a neighbor. Having Albany next door (or in the attic?) to New York is a constant reminder of the complexity of the church. I have worked with Bp Mac -- he strikes me as definitely conservative, but not hidebound; likely concerned about the future of the communion and casting about for answers. My guess is his successor will similarly try to hold on both to TEC and the Communion.
ReplyDeleteTobias, I hope you're right about the new bishop-elect. I tend to think of the Communion Partners as keeping an eye on the door, but perhaps I'm wrong.
ReplyDeleteMost of us who oppose the Anglican Covenant are still very much committed to the Anglican Communion. The defeat of the covenant in the Church of England certainly changes the landscape as we look ahead.
The Commmunion Partner bishops I know are all pretty main-stream; at base; I think Anglophiles who want to keep that connection with Canterbury -- more that than the "communion" as such. With England out for the current round, that does change everything, and will make it easier for them to loosen up a bit. There are a few with very strong ties to Uganda and Nigeria and Rwanda, but I think they are in a minority. For most it is, 'there'll always be an England.' OCICBW...
ReplyDeletePeople need to grasp that the Covenant ≠ Communion; it was a mechanism, in the same way the WR was -- as your sidebar reminds us -- a report. The Communion will go on...
Tobias, when I think of Communion, I think of relationships and not just with Canterbury. Whether there is a covenant or not, I hope the relationships will continue.
ReplyDeleteAs to the Communion Partners, I suppose there is a spectrum of views represented in the group. I would not call Mark Lawrence main-stream. Is he still part of the Episcopal Church? Nor would I call Michael Smith main-stream, and I did what I could to prevent his election in the Diocese of Louisiana. He did come in second in the voting, after Morris Thompson, which was a little scary.
I suppose the defeat of the covenant in the Church of England may have taken some of the wind out of the sails of the CP. The times they are a-changin'.
Mimi, I think that just goes to show that you and I have a better grasp of the Communion than some of the self-styled CP folks. You are correct that there is a range -- ML of SC is surely on the edge, as are some others who seem to think they can be in the Communion even if not in TEC... but I think the bulk of the CP bishops are more moderate than that -- and your election helped!
ReplyDeleteStand Firm has trashed Bishop-elect Owensby, so I expect it's time for us 'revisionsts' to rejoice.
ReplyDeleteBishop-Elect Owensby was rector of one of our parishes here in Missouri. He is a great priest and I think W. Louisiana will benefit with him as their Bishop. He was the president of our Commission on Ministry, and he was a compassionate and wonderful leader! Plus I know he supports the diaconate as well!!!!
ReplyDeleteCompassionate and a supporter of the diaconate? Surely good things. Thanks for weighing in, Mark.
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