Diocesan Council


The Diocesan Council meets every month, on the third Wednesday. Agenda items for Council must be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Diocesan Council, which meets the second Thursday of each month. Contact  Liz Crawley, Executive Assistant to the Bishop, to place items on the agenda.

 

2012/2013 Members

President
The Rt. Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely
Bishop, The Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island 

Vice President :
Mr. James Rezendes

Elected by Convention

The Rev. William Locke (2013)
St. Paul's Pawtucket                     

The Rev. Dcn. Barbara May-Stock (2013)                                              

The Rev. Patrick Greene (2014)
St. Paul's, Wickford
                   

The Rev. John Higginbotham (2014)
Holy Trinity Church, Tiverton

The Rev. Wayne Runner (2015)
Church of the Ascension, Wakefield

Mike Brito (2015)
St. Peter's & St. Andrews, Providence

Ms. Ellen Vadney (2015)
Emmanuel, Newport
                               
Ms. Sue Hurn (2014)
St. David's on the Hill, Cranston

Appointed by the Bishop

The Rev. Dcn. Edwin Hallenbeck (2014)
St. Luke’s, East Greenwich

The Rev. Virginia Heistand (2015)
St. Paul's, North Kingstown

 

The Rev.Susan Carpenter (2013)
St. Thomas, Greenville

Ms. Ann Rheault (2013)
St. Peter's By the Sea, Narragansett

Ms. Jayne Bellows (2015)
St. Paul's, Pawtucket

Mr. James Rezendes (2014)
St. Luke's, East Greenwich

Members Ex Officio

With Vote

The Rt. Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely
President

Mr. Robert Batchelor
Treasurer

Mr. Robert Bergstrand
Commission on Finance

With No Vote

The Hon. Scott Avedisian
Standing Committee President

Ms. Liz Crawley
Secretary of Council,
Executive Assistant to the Bishop

Staff
Cn. Betsy Fornal
Canon for Congregations & Clergy 
The Rev. Canon Linda L. Grenz
Canon to the Ordinary
Mr. Ronald Turnbull
Comptroller