[Diocese of West Missouri] The Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri Standing Committee on July 31 announced a slate of four candidates for the diocese's ninth bishop.
They are:
- The Rev. Jimmy Abbott, rector, Trinity Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas;
- The Very Rev. Amy Dafler Meaux, dean and rector, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Little Rock, Arkansas;
- The Rev. Bradley Pace, rector, St. John's, Lafayette, Indiana;
- The Rev. Molly Payne-Hardin, rector, Trinity Church, Watertown, New York.
The candidates will participate in five meet-and-greet sessions around the diocese from Sept. 16-20. The electing convention is scheduled for Nov. 9 at Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City.
Pending consent, the next bishop will be ordained and consecrated on May 3, 2025, and will succeed Bishop Provisional Diane M. Jardine Bruce.
The release of the slate also marks the beginning of the petition process. That process will close at noon Central time on Aug. 7
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