The Rev. William O. Gregg was elected Bishop of Eastern Oregon at the electing convention in The Dalles, Ore., May 13, on the second ballot. Fr. Gregg, rector of St. James' Church, New London, Conn., was one of two candidates nominated by the Bishop's Nominating and Search Committee. Five others were nominated from the floor.

"My heart is full," he said after the election. "I cannot wait to be here with you. This has been a wonderful, wonderful experience."

Fr. Gregg, 49, has been rector in New London since 1997. His ministry has ranged from small congregations to interim positions to college faculty. He was active in the Diocese of Northern Indiana before moving to Connecticut, having served on several committees while he was associate professor at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, South Bend, from 1991 to 1996. He also has served in the dioceses of Virginia and Southwestern Virginia, including as rector of St. Thomas', Abingdon, 1982-87.

The bishop-elect is a native of Portsmouth, Va., and a graduate of the University of Richmond and Episcopal Divinity School. He and his wife, Kathleen, are the parents of one child.

Other nominees were: the Rev. Patrick Bell, rector of St. Matthew's, Ontario, Ore; the Rev. Joy Gartman, regional vicar in Northeastern Nevada, Wells, Nev.; the Rev. Larry Harrelson, rector of Transfiguration, Sisters, Ore.; the Rev. Canon George Hemingway, canon for urban and special ministries, Diocese of San Diego; the Rev. David Moore, associate dean, School of Theology, University of the South; and the Rev. Canon Kevin Thew Forrester, canon missioner for Central Oregon and co-rector of St. Andrew's, Prineville, Ore.

Assuming consents, Fr. Gregg will be consecrated in The Dalles, Sept. 23.

The electing convention was the second in the last six months, because of the resignation of the Rev. A. James MacKenzie, rector of the Church of the Redeemer, Pendleton, Ore., who resigned as bishop-elect in January, after it was discovered that he had exchanged "inappropriate" e-mail correspondence with four women [TLC, Jan. 23].

Jeanie Senior and Sarah Moore contributed to this article.