The Nominees for Twelfth Bishop of Chicago

The Diocese of Chicago will elect a new Bishop on Sat. November 10 at our annual Diocesan Convention. Here is the slate:



1. The Rev. Jane S. Gould, Rector, St. Stephen’s Memorial Episcopal Church, Lynn, Mass.
2. The Rev. Alvin C. Johnson, Jr., Rector, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Barrington, IL.
3. The Rev. Canon Robert K. Koomson, Pastor-In-Residence,
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
4. The Rev. Jeffrey D. Lee, Rector, St. Thomas Church, Medina, Wash.
5. The Very Rev. Tracey Lind, Dean, Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio
6. The Rev. Margaret R. Rose, Director of Women's Ministries, The Episcopal Church
7. The Very Rev. Petero A. N. Sabune,
Pastor and Protestant Chaplain, Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Associate Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Ossining, N.Y.
8. The Rev. Timothy B. Safford, Rector, Christ Church, Philadelphia

The initial search process concluded with a slate of five (Gould, Lee, Lind, Rose, Safford), the other three were added Sept. 24, following the open nomination process and background checks. You can read about them here...which includes a link to the 44 page PDF file. The PDF file includes their Bio's and their responses to five essay questions.

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