As of the close of nominations for Coadjutor Bishop for the Diocese of Yukon as set by the Nominating Committee we are pleased to announce that three candidates will proceed to the election on the 31st of May, 2008 in Whitehorse, Yukon. They are The Venerable Gregory Gilson, currently Archdeacon in the Diocese of Caledonia in Dawson Creek, B.C; The Venerable David Irving, currently Executive Archdeacon of the Diocese of Kootenay in Kelowna, B.C.; The Right Reverend Larry Robertson, currently Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of The Arctic in Yellowknife, NT; and The Ven. Andrew Hoskin, currently an Archdecon in the Diocese of Algoma.

The Coadjutor Bishop-elect will be consecrated in October and will automatically succeed as Bishop of Yukon at the end of the year upon the retirement of The Most Reverend Terrence Buckle, Archbishop of Yukon and Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon.

issued on April 22, 2008 for immediate release.