Election will be presented to the College of Bishops for consent in January 2027
The Provincial Office of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) announces that the Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others (C4SO) has elected the Rev. Canon Dr. Kris McDaniel as its Suffragan Bishop. Clergy and lay delegates made the election at its Diocesan Convention on November 7, 2026.
Under the canons of the ACNA, every Bishop-Elect must receive the consent of the College of Bishops before consecration. The College will consider Kris’s election at its January 2027 meeting. If consent is granted, consecration is expected in early 2027.
Kris is the founding rector of Trinity Anglican Church in Atlanta, which he planted in a living room in 2002. The congregation now numbers about 1,300 and has established five daughter churches across Atlanta. He has served C4SO in church planting and leadership development since 2018, most recently as Canon for Church Multiplication.
If consent is granted, Kris will assist Diocesan Bishop Jeff Bailey, with a focus on planting churches and forming clergy. The role is part-time and designed to be held alongside parish ministry, and Kris will continue as lead pastor of Trinity Anglican.
The C4SO Screening Committee of clergy and lay leaders nominated Kris in collaboration with Bishop Jeff. Bishop Emeritus Steve Breedlove of the Diocese of Christ Our Hope served as the process’s independent Episcopal Advisor and will continue in that role through the College of Bishops’ January meeting.
Kris holds a master’s degree from Richmont Graduate University and a Doctor of Ministry from Asbury Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Karyn, have three adult children.
More about Kris and the election process is available from C4SO: c4so.org/suffragan-election-2026