The Rev. Andrew D. Smith, rector of St. Mary's Church, Manchester, Conn., was elected Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut Oct. 28 on the second day of diocesan convention. Fr. Smith, 51, will serve with the Rt. Rev. Clarence N. Coleridge, Bishop of Connecticut.

The election took five ballots. Others nominated were: the Rev. William H. Brace, rector of Pohick Church, Lorton, Va.; the Rev. James E. Curry, rector of Trinity Church, Portland, Conn.; the Rev. Richard L. Schuster, executive director of St. Luke's Community Services, Stamford, Conn.; and the Rev. Canon Patricia M. Thomas, the canon for administration in the Diocese of Washington.

Fr. Smith, a native of Albany, N.Y., has spent his entire ordained ministry in Connecticut. Following graduation from Trinity College and Episcopal Theological School, he was ordained to the diaconate in 1968 and the priesthood in 1969. He was curate of Trinity, Hartford, 1968-71, assistant at St. John's, Waterbury, 1971-76, rector of St. Michael's, Naugatuck, 1976-85, and has been in Manchester since 1985.

Among his diocesan activities are membership on the standing committee, weekend spiritual director of Cursillo and dean of the Hartford deanery.

He is married to Kate Carroll Trafford, and they have two daughters in college, Rachel and Rebecca.

Fr. Smith said he felt "numb, and at the same time thrilled about what promises to be a challenging ministry."

"I like his spirituality, and the time he takes out to walk with God each day," said Marian Hanson, of St. Monica's Church, Hartford.

"He has a way of expressing himself that's out of this world," said Tony DeGraffenried of Grace and St. Peter's, Hamden.