The Diocese of New York has announced four nominees for bishop coadjutor, to be elected at the diocesan convention Oct. 18.

The candidates are: the Rev. Roger A. Ferlo, rector of St. Luke-in-the-Fields, New York City; the Rev. James B. Lemler, rector of Trinity Church, Indianapolis; the Rev. Nan Arrington Peete, associate for pastoral care and outreach ministries, Trinity Parish, New York City; and the Very Rev. Mark S. Sisk, dean of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Ill.

Nominations from the floor are still being accepted. The coadjutor will serve as Bishop of the Mid-Hudson area until the retirement of the Rt. Rev. Richard F. Grein, Bishop of New York.

The Diocese of Louisiana has announced five nominees for bishop coadjutor. They are: the Very Rev. David A. Cameron, rector, Emmanuel Church, Rapid City, S.D.; the Rt. Rev. Leopold Frade, Bishop of Honduras; the Rev. William Gedge Gayle, Jr., rector of St. Martin's, Metairie, La.; the Rev. Charles E. Jenkins, rector of St. Luke's, Baton Rouge, La.; and the Rev. David Joseph Rhodes, rector, Church of the Holy Spirit, Baton Rouge.

The election will take place Sept. 13 at Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans. The Rt. Rev. James Brown, Bishop of Louisiana, has stated his intention to retire, at a date as yet unspecified.