Nominations for Deputies to 82nd General Convention

The time has come for the Diocese of East Carolina to elect its deputies and alternate deputies for The 82nd General Convention, to take place in Phoenix, Arizona in the summer of 2027. The Canons of our Diocese provide for this election to take place at our Annual Convention in the year before General Convention, which would be this coming November. However General Convention has rules requiring deputies and alternates to have been elected no later than one year before the start of General Convention, which means we cannot wait that long! Our thanks to the Rev. Paul Canady for having brought this discrepancy to our attention.

The election of deputies and alternates will therefore need to be completed by members of our Executive Council, who have the authority to do so between meetings of our Diocesan Convention. We are, therefore, soliciting nominations from across the Diocese of East Carolina, to be submitted by midnight on Monday, April 13, 2026. The election will take place during the meeting of the Executive Council on Thursday, April 16th, during our annual retreat at Trinity Center.

We will elect four clerical deputies, who must be priests or deacons canonically resident in the Diocese of East Carolina, and four lay deputies, who shall be confirmed communicants in good standing and “having domicile” in the Diocese of East Carolina. Additionally, we are entitled to elect four alternate clerical deputies and four alternate lay deputies, subject to the same qualifications. In each group, the four individuals receiving the most votes will be elected as the deputies and the next four highest will be elected as the alternate deputies. An announcement of the election results will be shared with the nominees first, and then shared publicly with members of the diocese.

Any member of the Diocese of East Carolina is welcome to nominate a qualified individual for election as deputy. Alternatively, qualified individuals are welcome to nominate themselves for election. The form found here should be used to submit nominations before midnight on Monday, April 13th.

As nominations are received, they will be posted here.

Those who are interested in learning more about General Convention and considering the possibility of nomination for election as a deputy, are invited to visit the House of Deputies Website for more information. Those to be nominated must be able to be in Phoenix for orientation and preparation on July 1st and 2nd, and for General Convention itself which will begin on July 3rd and end on July 8th. Travel and accommodation will be provided at the expense of the Diocese of East Carolina.

Questions should be directed by email to the Office of the Bishop.