Utah’s Episcopal Diocese announced three candidates for its 12th bishop Friday night.
The three candidates are the Rev. Canon Dr. Rob Droste, who currently serves in the Diocese of New Jersey; the Rev. Phyllis Spiegel, a rector at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in West Chester, Ohio; and the Rev. Canon Janet Waggoner, canon to the ordinary at the Episcopal Church in North Texas.
Congregants will be able to meet the bishop candidates this spring, during meet-and-greets across the state from April 4-8, according to the bishop search website.
The final election for the position is April 30, and the consecration of the bishop is scheduled for Sept. 17.
The new bishop will succeed the Rev. Scott Hayashi, who has led the diocese since November 2010.
