Robert Hirschfeld elected in New Hampshire
[Ed. Note: Robert Hirschfeld was elected on the first ballot this morning. He is married, with children and comes to New Hampshire from Amherst, Massachusetts, Diocese of Western Massachusetts. One must ask if these folks voted for a real bishop instead of an international star who is gone a great deal promoting his personal cause. His election will be certified at this summer's General Convention. Cheryl M. Wetzel]
Episcopal News Service
May 19, 2012
By ENS staff
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld was elected on
May 19 as bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire.
Hirschfeld, 51, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst,
Massachusetts (Diocese of Western Massachusetts), was elected on the
first ballot out of a field of three nominees. The election was held
at St. Paul’s Church in Concord.
Because the election occurred close in time to the 77th meeting of the
General Convention in July, Episcopal Church canons provide (in Canon
III.11.3) for the required consents to be sought from the bishops and
deputies at convention.
Assuming that consent is received, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts
Schori is scheduled to consecrate Hirschfeld on Aug. 4 at the Capitol
Center for the Arts in Concord.
On Jan. 5, 2013, the bishop coadjutor will be installed as the 10th
diocesan bishop at St. Paul’s Church, succeeding the Rt. Rev. V. Gene
Robinson, who was elected as bishop in 2003 and is retiring.
Prior to becoming rector of Grace Church, Hirschfeld was vice chaplain
at St. Mark’s Chapel at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, and
was assistant priest at Christ Church, New Haven. He spent a year as
pastoral assistant at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris,
France. A current member of the board of examining chaplains, he
served on diocesan council and as a regional dean in the Diocese of
Western Massachusetts.
He is a 1983 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he received his B.A.
in Literature. In 1991, he completed a Master of Divinity degree at
Berkeley Divinity School, Yale University in New Haven. Born in
Minnesota, he moved to Connecticut in childhood.
Hirschfeld is married to Polly Ingraham, a teacher and writer, and has
two sons and a daughter. He enjoys painting and outdoor activities,
including cycling, rowing, hiking, and skiing.
Episcopal News Service
May 19, 2012
By ENS staff
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld was elected on
May 19 as bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire.
Hirschfeld, 51, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst,
Massachusetts (Diocese of Western Massachusetts), was elected on the
first ballot out of a field of three nominees. The election was held
at St. Paul’s Church in Concord.
Because the election occurred close in time to the 77th meeting of the
General Convention in July, Episcopal Church canons provide (in Canon
III.11.3) for the required consents to be sought from the bishops and
deputies at convention.
Assuming that consent is received, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts
Schori is scheduled to consecrate Hirschfeld on Aug. 4 at the Capitol
Center for the Arts in Concord.
On Jan. 5, 2013, the bishop coadjutor will be installed as the 10th
diocesan bishop at St. Paul’s Church, succeeding the Rt. Rev. V. Gene
Robinson, who was elected as bishop in 2003 and is retiring.
Prior to becoming rector of Grace Church, Hirschfeld was vice chaplain
at St. Mark’s Chapel at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, and
was assistant priest at Christ Church, New Haven. He spent a year as
pastoral assistant at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris,
France. A current member of the board of examining chaplains, he
served on diocesan council and as a regional dean in the Diocese of
Western Massachusetts.
He is a 1983 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he received his B.A.
in Literature. In 1991, he completed a Master of Divinity degree at
Berkeley Divinity School, Yale University in New Haven. Born in
Minnesota, he moved to Connecticut in childhood.
Hirschfeld is married to Polly Ingraham, a teacher and writer, and has
two sons and a daughter. He enjoys painting and outdoor activities,
including cycling, rowing, hiking, and skiing.
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