How to elect a new Presiding Bishop

There's a lot that goes ito electing a new Presiding Bishop.

Presiding bishop election process

1. After Wednesday’s Eucharist, bishops will gather at Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral to elect a presiding bishop in executive session.
2. Once there is an election, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry sends a delegation to report the result to the House of Deputies president.
3. The president refers the name to the House of Deputies legislative committee on the Confirmation of the Election of the Presiding Bishop without announcing the name to the whole house.
4. The committee will then meet to adopt a report and resolution to present to the House of Deputies on whether to confirm the choice of the House of Bishops.
5. The House of Deputies will receive the report and vote on the recommendation.
6. At the conclusion of that vote, the president of the House of Deputies will appoint a delegation from the House of Deputies to notify the House of Bishops of the action taken.
7. The bishops remain in the cathedral and must refrain from any outside communication throughout the election and until the confirmation is received.
8. Once the House of Bishops receives the confirmation, the presiding bishop-elect, at the invitation of the House of Deputies, is then presented to the House of Deputies, along with family members, and may address the house.
9. A press conference with the presiding bishop-elect and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will be hosted by the Office of Public Affairs following election and confirmation. Watch the press conference online.