United Methodists Elect Bishop

Sun., July 21, 1996

Associated Press

United Methodists in the western United States have elected a new bishop to serve Oregon, Alaska and most of Idaho, the church said Saturday.

The Rev. Edward W. Paup, 50, who is assistant to the church’s Denver-area bishop and liaison for ministerial services in the Rocky Mountain region, will be based in Portland.

He was elected Friday on the 24th ballot with 88 votes; 83 votes were needed for election.

Paup will assume his new post in September.

“We have much work to do to become an inclusive community at the table of Christ,” Paup said. “I pray that I may be a listening and a learning bishop.”

The western jurisdiction has 485,000 church members in 12 states and some Pacific islands.

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