Nominee by Petition for Arkansas Bishop
0/17/2006

The Rev. Jo Ann Barker, rector of St. Mark’s Church, Jonesboro, Ark., has been nominated by petition as the fifth candidate for the election of a successor to the Rt. Rev. Larry E. Maze, who will retire as Bishop of Arkansas at the end of the year.

The previously announced candidates are: the Rev. Larry R. Benfield, rector, Christ Church, Little Rock, Ark.; the Rev. Brian N. Prior, rector, Resurrection, Spokane Valley, Wash.; the Rev. Gregory H. Rickel, rector, St. James’, Austin, Texas; and the Very Rev. John C. Ross, dean, St. John’s Cathedral, Knoxville, Tenn.

The nominees are scheduled to participate in a walkabout Saturday at St. Mark’s, Little Rock. A special electing convention will be held Nov. 11 at Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock. Pending consent from a majority of bishops and standing committees in other dioceses of The Episcopal Church, the bishop-elect will be consecrated Jan. 6 at the Episcopal Collegiate School in Little Rock.

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