The Episcopal Diocese of Utah has chosen four priests to stand for election as its next bishop, including an openly gay canon from the Episcopal Diocese of California.
Announced Friday, the four candidates will vie to succeed current Bishop Carolyn Tanner Irish , who since 1996 has served as the tenth Episcopal bishop of Utah and the denomination's first woman bishop west of the Potomac.
Though relatively small – emcompassing some 25 congregations and representing about 5,000 Episcopalian – the diocese will likely draw the attention of Anglicans worldwide as it has paved a way for the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe to become the denomination’s third openly gay bishop.
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