An Extraordinary Synod of the Diocese of Recife, Brazil, met on Saturday, September 15, 2012, and elected the Rev Miguel Uchoa as the new Bishop of the Diocese.
The election was completed on the first ballot with 79.5% of the votes of laity and 61.5% of the clergy.
The Rev Miguel Uchoa is the founder and rector of the Paróquia Anglicana do Espírito Santo
The Rev Miguel Uchoa is now the fourth elected Diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Recife which was founded in 1976.
The diocese of Recife is a signatory of The Jerusalém Declaration.
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