Summary

CBS 2 Iowa – Episcopal Diocese of Iowa elects first female Bishop – Rev. Betsey Monnot has been elected the 10th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa…

The Living Church – Assisting Bishop Planned as Clark Continues Recovery –  The consecration of the bishop-elect has been postponed indefinitely and plans to hire an assisting bishop have been announced…

Times Standard – Diocesan bishop visits Christ Episcopal Church – The first female bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, the Right Rev. Megan Traquair, visited Christ Episcopal Church Eureka, Camp Living Waters and other locales this past week. This was Bishop Megan’s first in-person visit to Christ Church Eureka as diocesan bishop

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Episcopal Diocese of Iowa elects first female Bishop

CBS 2 – Des Moines, IA

Rev. Betsey Monnot has been elected the 10th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. Bishop-elect Monnot is the first woman to hold the position in Iowa. She was elected during a Special Convention held in Des Moines Saturday night and was elected on the third ballot.

“I look forward to our ministry together as we follow God’s call into the future that God dreams of for the Episcopal Church in Iowa,” Monnot said in an address to the diocese via Zoom shortly after being notified of her election. “I am so excited to join you in ministry and to take the next steps soon! May God’s blessing be with all of us as we prepare for our future together, as we journey as disciples of Jesus on the road together, and as we continue to listen for God’s call for the Episcopal Church in Iowa. Thank you.” […]

Assisting Bishop Planned as Clark Continues Recovery

The Living Church – Chicago, IL

The Diocese of Chicago is settling in for months of anticipation, as the consecration of the bishop-elect has been postponed indefinitely and plans to hire an assisting bishop have been announced.

While exercising two weeks before her scheduled April 24 consecration as the XIII Bishop of Chicago, the Rev. Paula Clark suffered a cerebral bleed. Five days later she had successful brain surgery to remove an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare but treatable condition in which “a tangle of blood vessels in the brain bypasses normal brain tissue and directly diverts blood from the arteries to the veins,” according to the American Stroke Association. […]

Diocesan bishop visits Christ Episcopal Church

Times Standard – CA

The first female bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, the Right Rev. Megan Traquair, visited Christ Episcopal Church Eureka, Camp Living Waters and other locales this past week.

“This was Bishop Megan’s first in-person visit to Christ Church Eureka as diocesan bishop,” said the Rev. Dr. Daniel London of Christ Church Eureka. “She had previously visited in January of 2019 as a bishop candidate along with four other candidates.”

He added: “We Episcopalians derive our name from the fact that we are guided and united by ‘episcopos,’ which is the Greek word for ‘bishops,’ who trace their authority all the way back to the original 12 apostles. So, when the bishop visits, we are reminded of who we are as members of ‘the Episcopal Branch of the Jesus Movement,’ and that what unites us is far greater than what divides us. Bishop Megan Traquair … holds her episcopal authority with an especially steady and powerful grace and we are tremendously blessed by her leadership.” […]