[The Rev. Lawrence] Provenzano, 54, a Brooklyn native, will assume the post of bishop coadjutor in September, making him the designated successor to the current bishop, Orris G. Walker Jr. Walker called for the election in 2007 and now must retire within three years of Provenzano’s assumption of the coadjutor post.
“I was overwhelmed with the overwhelming support I received,” Provenzano said last night.
Noting the diocese is among the more diverse in the world, Provenzano said parishioners should be able to “celebrate their diversity in ways that are meaningful. . . . We don’t all need to act the same and look the same.”