The Nominating Committee has released the Diocesan Profile electronically to provide a view of our diocese and the role of the bishop suffragan. We ask the people of West Texas to prayerfully consider clergy who might have a call to be bishop suffragan and to share the profile with those who may be interested.
The Nomination Form includes a link for the nominee to update his or her biographical data with The Episcopal Church's Office of Transitional Ministries. No nomination can be made unless that person has consented to be nominated and has advised their diocesan bishop if a priest or the Presiding Bishop if a bishop that they will be in the nominating process for West Texas.
Each nominee must be nominated by one lay person and one clergy nominator. There will not be a petition process, and there will not be nominations from the floor. Each person may only submit one nominee for bishop suffragan, using the Nomination Form linked below, and neither the nominators nor the candidate needs to be resident within the diocese.
Names of those discerning a call to this process will be received starting on May 28 and nominations will close on June 12. Although nomination forms won't be accepted prior to May 28, we do want you to start saying your prayers and sharing the profile as The Holy Spirit moves you. Talk to your clergy. Talk to each other. And begin prayerfully discerning who you might consider nominating to be our next bishop suffragan. We will continue to keep you updated regularly as the process proceeds.
Beginning May 28, completed Nomination Forms should be submitted directly to the Nominating Committee at dwtxdiscernment2024@gmail.com.
Almighty and everliving God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present as we discern who you would call to serve as Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of West Texas. Teach us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive what is your will, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Dios todopoderoso y eterno, fuente de toda sabiduría y entendimiento, esté presente mientras discernimos a quién llamaras a servir como Obispo Sufragáneo de la Diócesis de West Texas. Enséñanos en todas las cosas a buscar primero tu honor y gloria. Guíanos para que percibamos cuál es tu voluntad, y concédenos tanto el coraje para seguirla como la gracia para llevarla a cabo; por Jesucristo nuestro Señor. Amén.
Names of those discerning a call to this process will be received starting on May 28th and nominations will close on June 12th.
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-suffragan and dwtx.org/blog. Use the links below to sign up for email updates or follow the diocese on Facebook and Instagram.
The Rev. James Derkits, Trinity by the Sea, Port Aransas - President
Dr. Liz Manning, Holy Spirit, Dripping Springs
Susan Alwais, St. George, San Antonio
Libby Templeton, St. Michael and All Angels, Blanco
The Rev. Jonathan Wickham, All Saint’s, Corpus Christi
The Rev. Karen Morris, Emmanuel, Lockhart
Dr. Lorena Rojas, St. John’s, McAllen
The Rev. Mike Woods, St. Elizabeth's, Buda
Lory Zimmerman, St. Philip’s, Uvalde
The Rev. Betsy Stephenson, Grace, Llano
Dorcas Sampson, Church of the Resurrection, Windcrest
The Rev. Michael Koehler, Trinity, Victoria
Leigh Saunders, Executive Assistant to the Bishop
Communications Office, Meg Grant, Director or Andrea Thompson
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