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Search Committee

The Diocese of Florida has formed committees for both the Search/Nominating and Transition Committees. These groups are crucial in shared leadership in identifying and calling our next bishop diocesan. The Search and Transition Committees take on very different roles – please pay attention to where you might be called and how your gifts fit into the constellation of needs! For the Transition Committee page, click here.

Search Committee Description

The Holy Work of the Search Committee is to create and present a slate of candidates to the Standing Committee within the parameters (not fewer than 3, on March 27, 2026) outlined in the official Charge to the Search Committee” given by the Standing Committee.

The Search Committee is a committee entrusted with the sacred task of discerning who will be the next bishop of the Diocese of Florida. The search committee is committed to prayerful and faithful discernment as they look forward with hope, seeking God’s guidance to identify a leader who will shepherd the diocese into a future shaped by the love of Christ.

News & Announcements

Please see below for a list of Bishop Search Committee news and announcements.

Surveys

The anonymous diocese-wide survey for our bishop search ran December 1-22, 2025. The input gathered through it will help us craft a Diocesan Profile to pitch to prospective bishops. To all who took the survey, thank you!

 

Search Committee Slate

To read full biographies for each member, click here.

The Rev. Carolyn Jones, Co-Chair
St. Mark’s, Jacksonville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Armesto
St. Paul’s, Quincy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eileen Bisgard
St. Mary’s, Green Cove Springs

Gregory Orloff, Co-Chair
Holy Trinity, Gainesville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Arrington
St. John’s, Jacksonville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angela Boyd
Our Saviour, Jacksonville

Martha Cox
St. John’s, Jacksonville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Rev. Allen Hill, PhD
Holy Comforter, Tallahassee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Rev. Mal Jopling
St. Cyprian’s, St. Augustine

Courtland Eyrick
St. Mark’s, Jacksonville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Rev. George Holston
Church of the Mediator, Micanopy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Rev. Lonnie Lacy
St. John’s, Tallahassee

The Rev. Reid McCormick
St. Paul’s by-the-Sea, Jacksonville Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Rev. Dcn. Beth Ranoull
Our Saviour, Jacksonville

The Rev. Quinn Parman
All Saints, Jacksonville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Rev. Dcn. Lawanda Williams
St. Paul’s by-the-Sea, Jacksonville Beach