The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler of Atlanta is among five finalists for the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C.
Candler is dean of The Cathedral of St. Philip, where he has served for more than a dozen years. He was ordained in the Diocese of Atlanta in 1982.
Candler was born in Coweta County. In his bio, Candler said he had dreams of being a jazz musician before he was called into the priesthood.
The election is scheduled for June 18 at the Washington National Cathedral.
Other nominees are: the Rev. Ron Abrams, rector, St. James Parish, Wilmington, N.C.; the Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, rector, St. John's, Minneapolis, Minn.; the Rev. Jane Soyster Gould, rector, St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church, Lynn, Mass.; and the Rev. Canon John T. W. Harmon, rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.
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