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The Rev. J. Scott Mayer was elected November 22 to be the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas.
Mayer, 53, rector of Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene, Texas, was elected on the second ballot out of a field of four nominees. He received 90 votes of 141 cast in the lay order and 38 of 47 cast in the clergy order. An election on that ballot required 71 in the lay order and 24 in the clergy order.
The electing convention was held at St. Paul's on the Plain Church in Lubbock.
Mayer will succeed the Rt. Rev. C. Wallis Ohl Jr., fourth bishop of the Diocese of Northwest Texas, who announced his retirement on April 25, 2007. Ohl retired on January 1, 2009.
From Episcopal Life Online.
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Bishop Wimberly Hands Operation to
Bishop Coadjutor at 160th Council
By Carol E. Barnwell
In his address to the 160th Diocesan Council on February 14, Bishop Don Wimberly announced announced he was handing over operations of the diocesan office and the work of the diocese at large to Bishop Coadjutor Andy Doyle immediately following the diocese’s annual council, held in Houston, February 13-14, 2009. Bishop Wimberly, who will retire June 6, 2009, will continue to chair the diocesan foundations, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System, the Seminary and Executive Boards until then.
The transition comes earlier than expected, prompted by Bishop Wimberly’s hospitalization in January, when Bishop Doyle stepped in to cover for him. "This time has proven to me that [Andy] is ready and we, as a diocese, are ready to move forward," Bishop Wimberly said, adding, "I will work with him as he takes on these new roles; such a partnership is natural for us."
Owensby installed as dean of St. Mark's Cathedral
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| The celebration of a new ministry and the seating of the Very Rev'd Dr. Jacob W. Owensby as the second dean of St. Mark's Cathedral took place Thursday evening, February 19 at the Cathedral in Shreveport.
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