Herbert Donovan Named Provisional Bishop in Chicago
Episcopal News Service. November 13, 1997 [97-2004N]
(ENS) Bishop Herbert Donovan, retired vicar of Trinity Church, Wall Street, in New York City, recently accepted the offer of the Diocese of Chicago's Standing Committee to serve as interim bishop until a new diocesan bishop is consecrated. Donovan will begin his duties in early January, 1998, and serve until early 1999 when the new diocesan bishop is expected to be consecrated. He was elected bishop coadjutor of Arkansas in 1980 and became diocesan in 1981. He retired in 1993 to become vicar of Trinity Church, where he served for four years, until his retirement on October 1. He has been secretary of the House of Bishops since 1986.