Diocesan Bishop Search
Questions?
Email Ken at standing.committee@episcopaldioceseofrochester.org
June 6, 2023
Transition Committee Appointed
For details on the Bishop Search visit the NEW website for the
Discernment and Nominating Committee
Click HERE to
Meet the Chaplain to the Search Process
May 9, 2023
To complete the survey online, click here: bit.ly/edor-search-
Please mail your survey by May 31.
Questions? Please contact the Reverend Columba Salamony at columba@stmarkspennyan.org.
May 8, 2023
Bishop Diocesan Transition Committee Application Form
The Standing Committee is now receiving applications to be considered for membership on the Transition Committee for the 9th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester. The Transition Committee will consist of 10 to 12 people.
If you are discerning a call to serve on this committee, please continue reading HERE. The deadline is May 31, 2023.
Questions? Please contact the Very Reverend Kenneth Pepin, President of the Standing Committee.
May 3, 2023
An update to the Bishop Search from the Very Rev. Kenneth Pepin, President of the Standing Committee
A letter from the Discernment and Nominating Committee
May 1, 2023
March 15, 2023
A letter from the Rev. Julie Cicora, Chair of the Discernment and Nominating Committee
March 3, 2023
Dear friends and colleagues:
In the spirit of transparency and goodwill, the Standing Committee is writing to catch you up on where we are in our Episcopal Transition process. As you know, read more
Listening Sessions
January 26, 2023
The Standing Committee is pleased to release the attached ”What We Heard” narrative summary of the 15 Listening Sessions we held. It was both a privilege and a gift to be able to invite conversation and then listen. Read more
"What We Heard"
January 26, 2023
This is a narrative form of what we heard. It attempts to capture and summarize what the Standing Committee members heard in the Listening Sessions. Read more.
The Standing Committee has several functions. It acts as the Bishop's Council of Advice (Article VII.2); approves actions that encumber real property/equipment of the church; approves indebtedness for current expenses in excess of 20% of the previous year’s receipts for current expenses; approves requests to elect bishops; approves the election of bishops; and, approves candidates for Holy Orders. It is composed of four lay and four clerical members, has a (4) year term that begins and ends at the annual convention. The Standing Committee serves as the Ecclesiastical Authority in the absence of a bishop.
Please direct all questions to the Standing Committee to President, The Very Rev. Kenneth Pepin.
Roster
| Name | Role | Details | Term | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Rev. Kenneth Pepin | President | Elected Monroe |
2019 to 2023 | standing.committee@episcopaldioceseofrochester.org |
| Michael Davis | Elected Rochester |
2019 to 2023 | mjd1818@gmail.com | |
| Very Rev. Ruth Ferguson | Elected Rochester |
2020 to 2024 | rector@christchurchrochester.org | |
| Floyd Bayley | Elected Rochester |
2020 to 2024 | fbayley42@gmail.com | |
| Rev. Nita Byrd | Elected Northeast |
2021 to 2025 | byrd@hws.edu | |
| Jeremy Cooney | Elected Rochester |
2021 to 2025 | jeremy.cooney@gmail.com | |
| Rev. Cameron Miller | Elected Northeast |
2022 to 2026 | rcammiller@gmail.com | |
| Elizabeth Salamone | Elected Monroe |
2022 to 2026 | sundayschool@christchurchpittsford.com |
