Petition Process Concludes December 12, 2006 Petition process concludes For more information, contact The Standing Committee of The Diocese of Virginia has announced that it received no petitions to nominate additional persons for Bishop Coadjutor of Virginia by the published deadline of December 6. The Standing Committee had established procedures for petition nominations last summer, to provide members of the Diocese the opportunity to place in nomination persons in addition to those selected by the Nominating Committee. As announced earlier this year by the Standing Committee, there will be no nominations from the floor during the Diocese’s Annual Council, January 26 and 27, 2007, in Richmond. This ensures that all nominees have undergone the required background checks and canonical examinations, and have participated in forums to be held throughout the Diocese in January. The nominees, in alphabetical order, are:
Additional information about the nominees is available at www.virginiabishop.info. Members of the Diocese will have the opportunity to meet the nominees at forums scheduled during the week of January 7 at the following locations. Please note that some of the following times are different from those previously published. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 6:30-9:00 p.m.: St. George’s, Fredericksburg The Standing Committee asks the people of The Diocese of Virginia to continue to pray for the nominees, for the Diocese, and for our bishops. A bulletin insert listing the nominees and providing prayers for parish and individual use is available on the Web at www.virginiabishop.info under “Resources.”
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