Ordained as deacon
The Rev. Jason Oden; serving residency at St. Barnabas, Montgomery
Ordained as priest
The Rev. Charles Graves IV; serving residency at Church of the Advent, Walnut Hills (Cincinnati)
The Rev. Devin Rodgers; Rector-elect at St. Alban’s, Bexley (beginning January 2019)
The Rev. Emmanuel Tuyishime; serving residency at St. George’s, Dayton
New to Diocese
The Rev. Allison English; called as Rector of Calvary, Clifton (Cincinnati)
The Rev. Richard Rasner; Deacon serving at Christ Church Cathedral
The Rev. Seth Wymer; serving as Associate Priest at All Saints, New Albany
The Rev. Kathleen Murray; serving as Associate Priest at All Saints, Portsmouth
The Rev. E. Wayne Rollins; serving St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ironton
The Rev. David Kendall-Sperry; called as Rector of St. Peter’s, Delaware
New Licensed to Officiate
The Rev. Mitchell Bojarski; serving as Associate for Youth and Young Adults at Church of the Redeemer, Hyde Park (Cincinnati)
The Rev. Robert Clarke; serving as Transition Priest at St. John’s, Lancaster and St. Paul’s, Logan
The Rev. Nicholas Evancho; serving as Curate at Christ Church, Glendale
The Rev. Elizabeth Hoster; serving as Extended Supply Priest at St. Andrew’s Episcopal/Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Washington Court House.
The Rev. Canon Karen Montagno; serving as Canon Missioner at Christ Church Cathedral
The Rev. Gene Sheppard; serving as Transition Priest at St. Luke’s, Marietta
The Rev. Doris Westfall; serving as Transition Priest at St. Luke’s, Granville
New Ministry Settings & Resignations
The Rev. Canon Lynn Carter-Edmands; named Canon to the Ordinary on the bishop’s staff
The Rev. Nancy Hopkins-Greene; resigned as Associate Priest, Church of the Redeemer, Hyde Park (Cincinnati)
The Rev. Mary Laymon; serving as Priest-in-charge at St. Simon of Cyrene, Lincoln Heights
The Rev. Maggie Leidheiser-Stoddard; called as Rector of Christ Church, Springfield
The Rev. Joanna Leiserson; serving as Transition Priest at Christ Church, Xenia
The Rev. Canon Jason Leo; named Canon for Transitions and Congregational Vitality on the bishop’s staff
The Rev. Susan Rebecca Michelfelder; resigned as Rector of St. Stephen’s, Columbus
The Rev. Jennifer Oldstone-Moore; serving as Priest-in-charge at Christ Church, Xenia
The Rev. John Paddock; retired as Rector of Christ Church, Dayton, and is now serving as Priest-in-charge at St. Christopher’s, Fairborn
The Rev. Lee Anne Reat; resigned as Rector of St. John’s, Columbus, and was named Canon for Formation on the bishop’s staff.
Retired
The Rev. Jack Koepke, as Canon to the Ordinary
The Rev. G. William Pursley, as Rector of St. John’s, Lancaster, and Priest to St. Paul’s, Logan
Transferred out of diocese
The Rev. Alex Martin, to Diocese of Ohio
Clergy necrology
The Rev. Elizabeth Lilly December 1, 2017
The Rev. William Gartig March 6, 2018
The Rev. John Brandenburg March 10, 2018
The Rev. Joan Maynard April 23, 2018
The Rev. Sandra Kidd May 27, 2018
The Rev. William E. Rathman June 3, 2018