A special diocesan convention will be held Nov. 2 to elect a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Long Island.

Five candidates, all from Long Island, have been selected by a committee to be presented to the convention. They are: The Rev. Canon Anthony Cayless, canon pastor of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City; the Ven. John Greco, Archdeacon of Long Island; the Rev. David Bryan Hoopes, O.H.C., rector of St. Thomas' Church, Farmingdale; the Rev. Fred Howard, chaplain of Episcopal Health Services; and the Rev. Rodney Michel, rector of St. Peter's, Bay Shore.