Bishop Alan M. Gates offered the following response to the Oct. 20 election of the Rev. Mark Edington, the rector of St. John's Church in Newtonville, as bishop in charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe:
"We are delighted and proud at the news of this election. Mark has served faithfully and done notable work in empowering the ministry of all the baptized. Our prayers are with Mark, Judy, the people of St. John's Church in Newtonville and the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe."