The Episcopate Committee in the Diocese of Tennessee has released a slate of three nominees for the March 18 election convention at Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville.

The nominees are: the Rev. Canon Brian Cox, rector of the Christ the King, Santa Barbara, Calif.; the Rev. Canon James B. Magness, canon to the ordinary, Diocese of Kentucky; and the Rev. Canon Neal O. Michell, canon missioner for strategic development, Diocese of Dallas.

The committee received a total of 44 nominations from seven provinces of the Episcopal Church and all three dioceses in Tennessee. Fourteen of those nominees withdrew from consideration.

The Diocese of Tennessee was one of 11 whose episcopal election plans were affected by the House of Bishops' covenant to withhold consents for episcopal elections until the 2006 General Convention. In the case of Tennessee the election date was rescheduled.

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