Rev. Paula Clark elected 1st Black female bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Chicago WLS Share: CHICAGO (WLS) -- Reverend Canon Paula Clark is the first Black person and first woman to be elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Rev. Clark said she never aspired to become a bishop. She said she was called to be a priest in the Episcopal Church, but as the first woman and person of color to lead it she will now also become a trailblazer. "I'm just honored to among those breaking the glass ceiling," she said. After a year of racial unrest around the country, including sometimes violent d...