The Rev. Canon Robert William Duncan, canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, was elected Bishop Coadjutor of Pittsburgh Dec. 2. Canon Duncan, 47, was nominated from the floor and was supported by a coalition of clergy and lay delegates. He was elected on the third ballot.

Others who had been nominated by a diocesan nominating committee were: The Rev. David C. Anderson, rector of St. James' Church, Newport Beach, Calif.; the Rev. Dennis G. Fotinos, rector of Good Shepherd, Kingwood, Texas; and the Rev. Gary G. Nicolosi, rector of St. Thomas', Lancaster, Pa.

Canon Duncan went to Pittsburgh in 1992 as the chief administrative officer for Bishop Alden Hathaway. He worked with a task force to draft a strategic plan for the diocese and has directed its implementation. He has been a deputy to four General Conventions and is an elected member of the General Board of Examining Chaplains.

From 1982 to 1992, Canon Duncan was rector of St. Thomas's Parish in Newark, Del. Previously he had served as Episcopal chaplain at the University of North Carolina, and associate rector of the Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was assistant dean for student affairs at the General Theological Seminary from 1974 to 1978.

A native of New Jersey, Canon Duncan is a graduate of Trinity College (Conn.) and General Seminary and studied at Edinburgh University. He is married to Nara Dewar Duncan, and they have a 23-year-old daughter, Louise.

During brief acceptance remarks, he reaffirmed the missionary vision that has shaped diocesan restructuring. He called for "missionary congregations, a reinvented diocese, and reconciliation at every level."

"Bob Duncan will do an outstanding job," said Bishop Hathaway. "I am convinced that the best years of this diocese are yet to come."