Episcopal Diocese of Chicago elects the Rev. Paula Clark, its first Black and first female bishop
Clark, a native of Washington, D.C., is canon to the ordinary and chief of staff in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. The Rev. Canon Paula E. Clark. Photo courtesy the Diocese of Chicago
December 14, 2020
CHICAGO (RNS) The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago has elected the Rev. Canon Paula E. Clark, its first Black bishop and the first woman to lead the diocese.
Clergy and lay delegates from the diocese elected Clark unanimously on the fourth ballot, Saturday (Dec. 12), during an Electing Convention held on Zoom.