In an election requiring 4 ballots José McLoughlin finally received the votes necessary to win the election. Currently the bishop-elect is the Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Oklahoma. He needed 69 clergy votes and 65 lay votes to be elected. In the 4th ballot he received 69 clergy votes and 86 lay votes. Should he receive the required consents the Dio WNC is planning that his ordination and consecration as a bishop in the Church of God will take place on 1 OCT. The Revd McLoughlin will be the seventh bishop ordinary to the diocese.
The Revd McLoughlin’s candidate profile is available for reading here.
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I do not like your choice of the word "finally" in your report.
Just "elected" would have been more accurate, in my opinion. The Holy Spirit was at work at Trinity. The spirit's work is not done on a timetable.
And yet the Holy Spirit's work was accomplished through a democratic election process which required a specific number of clergy votes and lay votes. And this election process required four ballots until the Holy Spirit lead the required number of folks to vote for this candidate in this final ballot.
I believe in my heart of hearts that all of the editors who volunteer their time at the Café do so with a love of the gospel and do not write with some sinister motive. I don't write with an ulterior motive.
The Canons of The Episcopal Church title the Bishop of a Diocese a Bishop Diocesan. A Bishop Diocesan is the Ordinary of the Diocese and is the only bishop of a Diocese who exercises Ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
I'm beginning to think that we really need General Convention action on these ridiculous titles.
They are used Anglican Communion wide. Give it a rest please.
As a matter of fact, the wife of one of his predecessors called Bishop Henry "The Ordinary" at home to keep him in line. LOL
Is there a link to the ballot results available somewhere?
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