Episcopal Bishop Searches

Wel­come to an unof­fi­cial list­ing of all elec­tions for bish­op cur­rent­ly tak­ing place in the Epis­co­pal Church.

Current to 3 December 2025 | 476 updates since October 2018

Upcoming elections and consecrations (by next date)

Nava­joland, elec­tion 3 Jan­u­ary 2026, con­se­cra­tion 9 May 2026
Alaba­ma, elec­tion 24 Jan­u­ary 2026, con­se­cra­tion 26-27 June 2026
South­west­ern Vir­ginia, elec­tion 30–31 Jan­u­ary 2026, con­se­cra­tion 13 June 2026
North Dako­ta, con­sents pend­ing, con­se­cra­tion March/April 2026
West­ern Mass­a­chu­setts, con­sents pend­ing, con­se­cra­tion spring 2026
Long Island, elec­tion 18 April 2026, con­se­cra­tion Sep­tem­ber 2026
San Joaquin, con­sents received, con­se­cra­tion 18 April 2026
Hawai’i, elec­tion 16 May 2026, con­se­cra­tion 14 Novem­ber 2026
East Car­oli­na, con­sents pend­ing, con­se­cra­tion 23 May 2026
Lex­ing­ton, elec­tion 30 May 2026, con­se­cra­tion 24 Octo­ber 2026
Kansas, elec­tion 13 June 2026, con­se­cra­tion 10 Octo­ber 2026
Los Ange­les, con­sents pend­ing, con­se­cra­tion 11 July 2026
North­west­ern Penn­syl­va­nia, elec­tion 8 August 2026, con­se­cra­tion Decem­ber 2026
Flori­da, elec­tion 11 Sep­tem­ber 2026, con­se­cra­tion ear­ly 2027
Ten­nessee, elec­tion 23 Sep­tem­ber 2025, con­se­cra­tion 22–23 Jan­u­ary 2027
New Hamp­shire, elec­tion 24 Octo­ber 2026, con­se­cra­tion 6 March 2027
West­ern New York, elec­tion 23–24 Octo­ber 2026, con­se­cra­tion May 2027
Great Lakes, elec­tion Octo­ber 2026, con­se­cra­tion 10–11 April 2027
Eas­t­on, retire­ment announced
North­west Texas, retire­ment announced

20/96 domes­tic dioceses

Reorganizations (alphabetical)

Beth­le­hem and
Cen­tral Penn­syl­va­nia, reuni­fi­ca­tion approved
Indi­anapo­lis, and
North­ern Indi­ana, reuni­fi­ca­tion dis­cern­ment in progress, Lent 2026 vote

4/96 domes­tic dioceses

Provisional bishops (alphabetical)

Wyoming, pro­vi­sion­al bish­op elect­ed 12 March 2025

1/96 domes­tic dioceses

 

Illus­tra­tions are adapt­ed from the Ordi­nal of the Coro­na­tion Prayer Book of King Edward VII, 1904, C.R. Ashbee.