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NH Episcopalians Elect Next Bishop: Robert Hirschfeld

Episcopalians react to the news that Robert Hirschfeld accepted the nomination to Bishop of the New Hampshire dioceses
Duane Dale
Episcopalians react to the news that Robert Hirschfeld accepted the nomination to Bishop of the New Hampshire dioceses

Episcopalians in New Hampshire have elected Reverend Robert Hirschfeld as their next Bishop. He will replace Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the history of the church.

Robert Hirschfeld – currently the rector of Grace Church in Amherst Massachusetts – was elected on the first ballot, which is a rarity in Episcopalian elections.

The chair of the Bishop Search and Nomination Committee, Kevin Nichols, says that reflects a consensus in the New Hampshire dioceses that Hirschfeld is the right man for the job.

"He touched people, he spoke to people, he spoke to where people are in their own lives, and into the future of the dioceses," Nichols says.

Reverend William Rich – an openly gay candidate – did not get the nod.

 

 

Sam Evans-Brown has been working for New Hampshire Public Radio since 2010, when he began as a freelancer. He shifted gears in 2016 and began producing Outside/In, a podcast and radio show about “the natural world and how we use it.” His work has won him several awards, including two regional Edward R. Murrow awards, one national Murrow, and the Overseas Press Club of America's award for best environmental reporting in any medium. He studied Politics and Spanish at Bates College, and before reporting was variously employed as a Spanish teacher, farmer, bicycle mechanic, ski coach, research assistant, a wilderness trip leader and a technical supporter.
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