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N., Bishop in the Church of God, the clergy and people of the Diocese of N., trusting in the guidance of the Holy Spirit,  have chosen N.N. to be a bishop and chief pastor. We therefore ask you to lay your hands upon him and in the power  of the Holy Spirit to consecrate him a bishop in the one, holy,  catholic, and apostolic Church.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, I, N.N., chosen Bishop of the Church in N., solemnly  declare that I do believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and  New Testaments to be the Word of God, and to contain all  things necessary to salvation; and I do solemnly engage to  conform to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of The  Episcopal Church.