Bishop of Albany Calls for a Coadjutor
10/10/2005

The Bishop of Albany, the Rt. Rev. Daniel W. Herzog, issued a pastoral letter which he asked the clergy of the diocese to read at Sunday services Oct. 9, 2005. In the letter he addressed two matters: the election of a bishop coadjutor and a diocesan fund drive.

At the annual convention of the diocese in June, Bishop Herzog informed the diocese that he was considering calling for the election of a bishop coadjutor. In his comments to the convention he noted that an election in the spring of 2006 would mean that the confirmation of the bishop-elect would take place at the next General Convention. While he did not issue a formal call for an election at that time, he did ask the diocesan convention to adopt some changes in its rules to streamline the election process. As a result of those changes, the diocese will not be required to undergo the extensive self-study most dioceses engage in when electing a bishop. The rest