Bishop Election

Discerning Together

Important Dates | Nominees | Diocesan Profile | Communications | Discernment Forums

[December 18, 2022] "On behalf of the Nominating Committee for our Bishop Coadjutor, the Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas is pleased to submit our slate of nominees: the Rev. Ripp Hardaway, Episcopal Diocese of West Texas; the Rev. Alex Montes-Vela, Episcopal Diocese of Texas; and the Rev. Dr. David G. Read, Episcopal Diocese of West Texas." Click here to read full letter from the Standing Committee.

More information about each nominee is included in the Meet the Nominees booklet and below.

Discernment Forums: 

The Standing Committee will host three Discernment Forums January 27-29, 2023. These in-person gatherings are an opportunity to get to know the slate of nominees and will be open to the public. Questions for the nominees to answer during each forum may be submitted for consideration to dwtxdiscernment2023@gmail.com.

Important Dates

2022

• April 27: The Rt. Rev. David M. Reed announces his intention to retire at the end of 2023
• May 16: Standing Committee passes Resolution for the Election of a Bishop Coadjutor
• August 1: Bishop Nominating Committee formed, including Standing Committee and Assisting Members, listed below
• September 19: Diocesan Profile published
• September 26: Nomination Process opens
• October 2022: Bishop Nominating Committee conducts interviews and makes reference calls; background checks conducted
• October 10: Nomination Process closes
• November 1: Bishop Nominating Committee invites selected nominees to a Discernment Retreat (November 14-17)
• December 18: Final slate of Bishop Coadjutor nominees is published

2023

• January 27 -29: Diocesan-wide Discernment Forums hosted in the Rio Grande Valley (St. Alban's, Harlingen, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m.), Coastal Bend (Good Shepherd, Corpus Christi, Jan. 28 at 4:00 p.m.), and San Antonio (St. Thomas, San Antonio, Jan. 29 at 4:00 p.m.); at least one forum will be viewable online, via livestream‍
• February 18: Election of a Bishop Coadjutor, held at the conclusion of Diocesan Council in Corpus Christi‍
• July 8: Consecration of the Bishop-Elect in All Saints' Chapel at TMI Episcopal, San Antonio, with the Most Rev. Michael Curry

Diocesan Profile

The Standing Committee has published the 2022 Diocesan Profile electronically, to help articulate what the people of the Diocese of West Texas hope for in the next bishop, describe the Diocese currently, and cast an aspirational vision for future growth. The Profile was completed in collaboration with the Executive Board and informed by the overwhelming, enthusiastic response to the diocesan survey conducted earlier this year. Printed copies are being mailed to all congregations, and a digital version is available online.

• Click here to read the Diocesan Profile online.  
• ‍Click here to save the Profile to your Downloads folder.

Contact

Information and updates regarding the process of discerning the next Bishop of West Texas will be shared by email, through the diocesan social media feeds, and online, at dwtx.org/bishop-election and dwtx.org/blog. Use the links below to sign up for email updates or follow the diocese on Facebook and Instagram.

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Bishop Nominating Committee

Standing Committee

The Rev. Dr. Ben Nelson, President - TMI Episcopal, San Antonio
Mrs. Nancy Beauchamp - Good Shepherd, Corpus Christi
The Rev. Scott Brown - TMI Episcopal, San Antonio
Dr. Elizabeth Manning - Holy Spirit, Dripping Springs
Mr. Richard Mosty - St. Peter's, Kerrville
The Rev. Matt Wise - St. Mark's, San Antonio

Assisting Members

Mrs. Thurma Hilton, St. Richard’s, Round Rock
The Rev. Alex Holloway, St. Margaret’s, San Antonio
The Rev. John Inserra, St. Alban’s, Harlingen
Ms. Andrea Knight, Resurrection, Windcrest
The Rev. Karen Morris, Emmanuel, Lockhart
The Rev. Arnoldo Romero, St. James', Del Rio

Diocesan Office

Leigh Saunders, Executive Assistant to the Bishop
Communications Office, Laura K. McGrew, Director, and Andrea Thompson

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