Draft of our Profile is Complete!

Focus Groups? Online surveys? Interviews of Staff and Bishops? The Search/Nomination committee has done it all in order to provide ourselves and potential applicants with the best information possible about the Diocese of Connecticut, our parishes and our people.

It has been an interesting and educational journey to review and assimilate all of the responses we have received from all over the diocese. The first (and second) draft of the profile has been prayerfully written and submitted for review. The application materials have been constructed. Both profile and application materials are currently undergoing final revision.

A web-site to present the profile is being designed and an email address to accept the applications has been created. The final count down to publish profile and application materials is underway! Remember the date: April 7^th.

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Searching for Our 15^th Bishop

Welcome to the blog for the Search, Nomination of and Transition to the 15^th Bishop of Connecticut

On October 24, 2008, Bishop Andrew D. Smith announced his retirement at the Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. The Standing Committee of the Diocese subsequently announced the formation of a Search/Nomination Committee for the purpose of prayerfully discerning and naming nominees for the position of the 15th Bishop of Connecticut. A Transition Committee was also formed to introduce the nominees to the Diocese, oversee the election and ease the transition from our 14th to our 15th Bishop.

This purpose of this web-site is to provide information about all aspects of the nomination, election and transition to the next Diocesan Bishop of Connecticut. We hope that you find it interesting, useful and that you will visit it frequently for updates as we complete this journey.