Updates to this timeline will be made as necessary as the process unfolds.
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Bishop Search Timeline
May 2023
Bishop Gates announces 2024 retirement, calls for election of his successor
Summer 2023
Nominating Committee is formed, begins work.
Fall 2023
Nominating Committee conducts survey and listening sessions around the diocese, develops profile.
Late fall 2023
Transition Committee is formed.
December 2023
Profile is posted. Nominating and application period opens.
January 2024
Nominating and application period ends. Nominating Committee begins review of nominees.
Early Spring 2024
Preliminary slate is announced. Petition period opens March 15-22,
during which additional nominees may come forward.
May 7-11, 2024
Transition Committee conducts meet-and-greet visits with nominees around the diocese.
May 18, 2024
Electing Convention at Trinity Church in Boston
Oct. 19, 2024
Pending consent, consecration and ordination of the 17th bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts
at Trinity Church in Boston