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San Clemente Rector Elected a Bishop
Saturday, December 05, 2009 at 7:40 pm
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The Rev. Canon Diane M. Jardine Bruce, rector of St. Clement’s by-the-Sea Church in San Clemente, Calif., has been elected the first woman to serve as a bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.
Canon Bruce won on the third ballot, drawing 134 votes among the clergy and 237 among the laity. She was elected to fill one of two suffragan bishop positions.
The Rev. Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool, who serves as canon to the bishops in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, was the only other nominee in a six-person slate to attract more than 100 votes in the clergy and lay deputations.
Go to the originating news channel for this excerpt to read the full article >> Canon Bruce won on the third ballot, drawing 134 votes among the clergy and 237 among the laity. She was elected to fill one of two suffragan bishop positions.
The Rev. Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool, who serves as canon to the bishops in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, was the only other nominee in a six-person slate to attract more than 100 votes in the clergy and lay deputations.
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