Special Diocesan Convention to elect the 17th bishop diocesan of the Diocese of Massachusetts
Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Trinity Church (206 Clarendon Street) in Boston.
#DiomassBp17
Information e-mailed to clergy, delegates and diocesan leadership is summarized below
and is also available in PDF documents attached at the bottom of this page.
For more information about the bishop search and transition process, please visit www.diomass.org/bishop-search.
Elected
The Rev. Julia E. Whitworth was elected 17th bishop diocesan of the Diocese of Massachusetts on the fourth ballot. To secure election, a nominee needed to receive a majority of votes in both the clergy and lay orders on the same ballot. Bishop-elect Whitworth secured election on the fourth ballot, receiving 118 clergy votes and 155 lay votes, with 110 and 146 needed, respectively, for election.
Her election must now receive consent from a majority of The Episcopal Church’s diocesan bishops and a majority of its dioceses via their Standing Committees. Pending that consent, the bishop-elect’s consecration is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Trinity Church in Boston.
Livestream
A recording of the livestream of the May 18 electing convention is available via the diocesan @ediomass YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@ediomass/streams
Read the election announcement here and find photos on Facebook here.
Ballot results
Ballot results from the electing convention are posted here and on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter): #DiomassBp17
For more information
Questions may be e-mailed to convention@diomass.org.
For more information about the nominees and the bishop search and transition process, please visit www.diomass.org/bishop-search.