Nomination Form for the 9th Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island 

The Search Committee invites your prayerful participation in the process of discerning our next bishop. We welcome nominations of faithful leaders who you believe would serve well in this role. Please take time to share the name of your nominee and the reasons you feel they are called to this ministry. All responses will be kept in confidence and received with gratitude as we walk together in this season of discernment.


Almighty God, giver of every good gift and source of all wisdom and understanding, look graciously upon your church and so guide the minds and hearts of those who will choose our next bishop. We pray that those who offer themselves as candidates in this process, you will grant them wisdom and discernment, a spirit of revelation and knowledge of your will, that they will care for all your people and equip us for our ministries through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Criteria for this Call

The following criteria represent minimum requirements:

  • Priest or Bishop  in good standing within the Anglican Communion

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in parish or diocesan ministry including at least seven years in one call

  • Demonstrated experience in organizational governance, including board leadership, fiduciary oversight, or executive responsibility for an incorporated entity

  • Compliance with the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Long Island

  • If the nominee is recovering from a substance use disorder or other addictive behavior, that nominee shall have had a minimum of five years of continuous sobriety and shall actively be working a program of recovery. Ten or more years of recovery is preferred.

  • All nominees for bishop should be able to answer heartily, truthfully, and faithfully The Examination in the ordination service for bishops found in the Book of Common Prayer (pages 517-518).

  • In line with Church Canons, No person shall be denied access to the discernment process or to any process for the employment, licensing, calling, or deployment for any ministry, lay or ordained, in this Church because of race, color, ethnic origin, immigration status, national origin, sex, marital or family status (including pregnancy and child care plans), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disabilities or age, except as otherwise provided by these Canons. No right to employment, licensing, ordination, call, deployment, or election is hereby established.

Your Name *
Nominee's Name (First and Last) *
Nominee's Email Address *
What is your relation to this nominee? *
Why do you feel they would be a good nominee for Bishop of the Diocese of Long Island?  *
Have you notified this person of your nomination? *
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