Dunedin diocese ministry educator Alec Clark said the electoral synod would include priests, ministers and other representatives from churches in Otago and Southland.
The group would gather at Burns Lodge in Mosgiel tomorrow evening, with proceedings running across the weekend until a decision was made about who would replace retired bishop the Right Rev Dr Kelvin Wright.
Three candidates were in the running for the highest role in the Dunedin diocese and information on them would be presented to those gathered for discussion, he said.
Once the Dunedin diocese representatives had made their choice, the decision would be passed on to the wider Anglican Church’s General Synod where about 50-60 representatives from the Anglican Church across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands — along with the eight bishops from other regions — would have their say on the choice, Dr Clark said.
All the representatives knew they had to vote and if a general consensus was made that a candidate was the best choice, then an announcement could be made in just over a week, he said.
"It’s a big decision to be made."
Dr Clark could not disclose who the three candidates were.
