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Canon Lucinda Ashby elected next bishop of El Camino Real

June 1, 2019
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Lucinda AshbyThe fourth bishop of the Diocese of El Camino Real has a name: the Rev. Canon Lucinda Ashby.

Canon Lucinda, Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Idaho, was elected bishop today at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Saratoga, in an election framed by the liturgy of the Eucharist and attended by a gathering of 350. She received the needed number of votes in the third ballot of voting. All five candidates received high numbers in the first ballot, but the second ballot results showed that Ashby and the Rev. Channing Smith were gathering the most votes among the five candidates.

“I can hear you!” said Canon Lucinda as she appeared by video feed and was greeted with enthusiastic applause. “I am honored, I am humbled, I am very grateful that you’ve called me to become the 4th bishop of El Camino Real. I’m humbled that the Holy Spirit has moved us toward this outcome … and because I really can’t believe it!”

“There was so much more I wanted to say,’ she added, speaking about the recent Walkabouts in early May. “Do you know that feeling where you wish you’d said something better? I wanted to give better answers to your questions, delve deeper into the aspirational topics you raised … and now I have that chance.”

“I’m grateful that so many people were fully engaged in the discernment process for our next bishop,” said Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves following the election. “The votes show that people recognized the gifts of all of our candidates. As a lead candidate began to emerge, everyone was willing to move with the energy as it was manifesting before us. It was exciting and beautiful to experience.”

The consecration will take place January 11, 2020. Read more about Canon Lucinda below.

Bishop Election - Lucinda Ashby Address

About the Rev. Canon Lucinda Ashby

Canon Lucinda is Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Idaho, a position she has held since 2011. She was ordained in 2004 in the Diocese of Northern California, where she served as assistant rector at St. Martin’s in Davis and then rector at St. Matthew’s in Sacramento. In addition, she taught at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley. Before ordination Lucinda taught Spanish and music in grades 7-12 and was Head of School for a private school in Sacramento. She also founded and built a school for Native Americans in Capay Valley, Cal.

While in the Diocese of Northern California, Lucinda served as President of the Standing Committee, Member of Hispanic Commission, Chair of Liturgy Committee, and numerous other positions. She grew up in Perú and speaks Spanish fluently.  She and her husband, Bob, currently live in Boise, Idaho; they share three grown children who reside in California with their spouses.

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