New Episcopal bishop of Alabama elected

New Episcopal bishop of Alabama elected

The Episcopalians of Alabama now know who their next bishop will be.

Election of the Very Rev. Richard Lawson as 13th Bishop of Alabama

Dear Friends, It is with deep gratitude and joy that we share the news of the election of the Very Rev. Richard T. Lawson III, dean of St. John’s Cathedral in Denver, CO, as the 13th bishop-elect of the Diocese of Alabama. To be elected, a candidate was required to receive a simple majority of votes from both clergy and lay delegates, voting separately on the same ballot. Lawson was elected on the first ballot, receiving 108 clergy votes and 184…