Barker elected bishop of Nebraska

The Rev. J. Scott Barker, Rector of Christ Church, Warwick, NY was elected the 11th Bishop of Nebraska today on the second ballot in a special election convention held at St. Mark's Pro-Cathedral in Hastings.

Bishop-elect Barker's background information is here.

(And on a personal note, as Scott was a contemporary of mine at Berkeley/YDS, "congratulations!" to Scott and the Diocese of Nebraska from this particular newsteam editor.)

Posted by Nicholas Knisely on June 4, 2011 4:12 PM | |
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