Presiding Bishop Hines to Resign
Diocesan Press Service. October 24, 1972 [72157]
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Rt. Rev. John E. Hines, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, has announced his intention to inform the House of Bishops, meeting in New Orleans, La., October 29 - November 3, of his decision to resign the office of Presiding Bishop, to be effective May 1, 1974.
The House of Bishops concurring, Bishop Hines' resignation will be submitted to the Bishops at the General Convention at Louisville, Ky., in the fall of 1973, and his successor will be elected at that time.
Bishop Hines said that this "procedure will provide for an orderly transfer of the privileges and responsibilities of the office of Presiding Bishop" during the six months between the election of his successor and the time he leaves office.
[Contact the Archives for Bishop Hines' letter to the Bishops of the Church and/or a biographical sketch of Bishop Hines - Ed.]