The Rev. Michael Joseph Hanley was elected the 10th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. The election occurred on the second ballot taken during the annual Diocesan Convention.
Sharon Rodgers, president of the Standing Committee, sends this message to the diocesan family:
By the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, the diocese of Oregon, meeting in Convention in Eugene, Oregon, on the 20th day of November in the year of our Lord 2009, has elected The Rev. Michael Hanley as the tenth Bishop of Oregon.
Father Hanley has been serving as rector of St. Christopher Episcopal Church, Roseville, Minnesota since 1998. He was one of three nominees selected by the Search Committee to stand for election. Provided a majority of bishops with jurisdiction and a majority of diocesan Standing Committees give their consent, he will be consecrated on April 10, 2010 by The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts-Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.
The Standing Committee is profoundly grateful to the Search Committee for the time and energy they invested in selecting our three nominees, to the nominees themselves for being willing, once chosen, to stand for election, and to the Holy Spirit for guiding our diocese through our search and election process.
Michael Hanley was born in 1954 and grew up in Oklahoma and in New York City. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1976 and a M.Div. from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, in 1981. He also holds a D.Min. in Congregational Development from Seabury-Western (2005).
Michael has served parishes in Oklahoma, Missouri, and, for the past nineteen years, Minnesota. In the Diocese of Minnesota he has served in a variety of elected and appointed leadership positions and is currently a trusteSeabury-Western. He is known as a supportive mentor to people of all ages and stages of life, with a deep spiritual center. In a recent sabbatical he completedthe 500-mile walking pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella, Spain, with his daughter.
In his spare time he has been a storyteller, performing for schools, churches, and other civic groups. He is married to Marla Martin Hanley, aassociate academic dean at St. Catherine University in the Twin Cities. Michael and Marla are the proud parents of two adult daughters.
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