May 6, 2019: Bishop Hanley announced retirement.
May 20 – June 6, 2019: Standing Committee appointed Mr. Martin Loring as chair of the Search Committee and The Rev. Beth Mallon as chair of the Transition Committee.
June 6, 2019: Search Committee appointed.
Summer, 2019: Search committee joined listening sessions and offered an online survey to develop a profile.
September 5, 2019: Transition Committee appointed .
October 1, 2019: Profile posted.
October 11-November 1, 2019: Applications received.
October 25, 2019: Profile presented to Diocesan Convention.
December 2019 – January 2020: Nominees discerned.
January 25, 2020: Semifinalists notified.
February 18-21, 2020: Discernment Retreat with Semifinalists.
March 6, 2020: Finalists announced. Petition Process opens.
March 20, 2020: Petition Process closed.
August 9-14, 2020: Walkabouts coordinated by Transition Committee.
August 29, 2020: Electing Convention at Good Samaritan, Corvallis
September 2020: Bishop-elect subjected to medical and psychological exams.
September-November, 2020: Upon completion of evaluations and paperwork, Standing Committee requests consent from dioceses and jurisdictions.
January 30, 2021: Bishop-elect ordained and consecrated at Trinity Cathedral, Portland.