Franklin elected bishop of Western New York

The Rev. Dr. R. William Franklin, senior associate priest at St. Mark's Church, Philadelphia, PA, in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania was elected the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Western New York late this afternoon on the 7th ballot according the diocese's website.

Voting and ballot totals can be found here.

Bishop-elect Franklin's biography is posted here.

Posted by Nicholas Knisely on November 20, 2010 8:16 PM | |
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