Schori is the first woman nominated to be the church's presiding bishop.

The only nominee to vote against Robinson was Bishop Henry N. Parsley Jr. of Birmingham, Ala.

The new presiding bishop, who succeeds the retiring Frank Griswold, will be elected June 19 during the church's General Convention for a term extending to 2015.

Robinson's consecration later that year provoked ongoing protest from the denomination's conservative wing and among Anglicans internationally.

The bishop elected will succeed the 25th Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold III, whose nine-year term concludes later this year.

The 26th Presiding Bishop will be installed November 4, 2006, at Washington National Cathedral.

Pascoe, who said he no longer reports to Howard anyway, said he and his staff scrambled Tuesday night to gather essential documents in case the bishop's staff came to change the locks. Normal church services will continue, officials said.

The Rev. Canon Kurt Dunkle, Howard's chief assistant, said the deadline was Wednesday for the church to turn over the keys but Grace officials said they won't without a court order.

Other members of the newly expanded staff include: Pam Stephens , who as Ministry Development Coordinator oversees the Network’s national ordination track; Lisa Waldron, Director of Accounting; Canon Nancy Norton, Executive Director of the Anglican Relief & Development Fund (ARDF); and Jenny Noyes, Communications Coordinator.