[Magdalen] Dio. Of Virginia

[Grace Cangialosi]

I’ve forgotten, Ann—what is your Diocese now? Five years seems like a long time for a provisional. If we’d been able to find one, the term would have been for three years.
It almost sounds as if the role of bishop provisional is the equivalent of priest-in-charge. We’re using that more and more in our diocese.

> On Dec 8, 2018, at 11:01 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
> 
> Yep. We’ve been talking bishop provisional for a couple of years, and
> formalized it at diocesan convention last fall. +Sean Rowe of Western PA is
> our provisional bishop elect, to begin a 5 year term in April 2019.
> 
>> On Sat, Dec 8, 2018 at 10:46 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I saw an article earlier this week about the potential—or current—shortage
>> of bishop candidates and what it might mean for the future organization of
>> the church. Your situation in Michigan sounds as if it might be a trial
>> case for that. It’s happened in other places as well.
>> 
>>> On Dec 8, 2018, at 10:35 AM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Our bishop, Western Michigan is now the provisional for Eastern Mich as
>> he
>>> continues as our diocesan.  I'm a member of the Standing Committee.  This
>>> is seen as a step toward something where our bishop will become their
>>> bishop also. Not sure that that means  our becoming one diocese.  Our See
>>> city is now Grand Rapids.  We have hired the communications person from
>>> Eastern Michigan to to that job for us along side the job in Eastern
>> Mich.
>>> Part of the motivation is money..
>>> 
>>>> On Sat, Dec 8, 2018 at 6:10 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Well, in another change of plans, it seems we aren’t going to have a
>>>> Bishop Provisional, after all. Instead, Susan Goff, our Suffragan will
>>>> continue to be the Ecclesiastical Authority until we have elected and
>>>> consecrated a Diocesan. Lord only knows how long that will take!
>>>> 
>>>> I’m not sure what I think about this, but it doesn’t feel like a good
>>>> idea. OTOH, they’ve really been having a hard time finding a
>> Provisional.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
>>> Western Michigan
>> 
> -- 
> Ann
> 
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com