The Diocese of Albany announced a slate of 11 nominees for election as bishop coadjutor. The election is scheduled for March 25 at the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany.

The candidates are: The Rev. Dr. Tory K. Baucum, a teacher at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky., and associate missioner for Alpha International; the Rev. Dr. Canon Christopher A. Brown, rector of Trinity Church, Potsdam, N.Y.; the Rev. Scott M. Harding, rector of Church of the Messiah, Glens Falls, N.Y.; the Rev. Dr. William R. Hinrichs, rector of St. George’s, Clifton Park, N.Y.; the Rev. Dr. Canon Stephen Holmgren, rector of Grace Church of West Feliciana Parish and Canon Theologian for the Diocese of Louisiana; the Rev. Walcott W. Hunter, rector of St. Paul’s, Kinderhook, N.Y.; the Very Rev. Canon William H. Love, rector of St. Mary’s, Lake Luzerne, N.Y.; the Rev. Dr. Shaw Mudge, Jr., rector of Christ’s Church, Duanesburg, N.Y.; the Rev. Dr. Michael Tessman, interim rector of St. Monica’s, Hartford, Conn.; the Very Rev. Marshall J. Vang, dean of the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany, N.Y.; and the Rev. Robert E. Witt, rector of Zion Church, Morris, N.Y.

The diocese held a nomination process which began Dec. 2 and closed Jan. 23. According to information available on the diocesan website, nominations may also be submitted from the floor of the special convention. The only stipulation for nomination was that the candidate be a priest in good standing within the Anglican Communion. Eight of the candidates are currently canonically resident in the Diocese of Albany.

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