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Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
Meet the first Black and first woman to be elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese Of Mississippi
Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells has become the first African American and the very first woman to be elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi. The pioneer was chosen after winning the majority of votes from lay delegates and more than two-thirds of the vote by the church’s clergy. The audience cheered for a minute after…
