27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Installation

[rpryor03]

The Rt. Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, current Bishop Diocesan of the Diocese of North Carolina, will be installed as the 27th Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, tomorrow, November 1, at Noon at Washington National Cathedral. This will be an historic day, as he is the first person of color to serve in this position.

The service leaflet is here: http://cathedral.org/pdfs/20151101PBCurryInstallation.pdf
The live stream is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5YZtmFkNyU

[DC Al Fine]

Is this one going to continue to sue churches that try to leave the denomination for their buildings?

[rpryor03]

Is this one going to continue to sue churches that try to leave the denomination for their buildings?

+Michael has been playing his cards close to his chest.

[Simfan34]

Why am I not surprised it's a black guy? How many black Episcopalians are there?

[rpryor03]

Why am I not surprised it's a black guy? How many black Episcopalians are there?

I'm not sure of the actual percentage, but many members are people of color.

Black Bishops of the Episcopal Church (that are still alive)
Clarence Coleridge - Former Bishop Diocesan of Connecticut
James Ottley - Former Bishop Diocesan of Panama
Arthur Williams - Former Suffragan Bishop of Ohio
Barbara Harris - Former Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts
Chet Talton - Former Suffragan Bishop of Los Angeles
Victor Scantlebury - Interim Bishop of Central Ecuador
Jean-Zache Duracin - Bishop Diocesan of Haiti
Wendell Gibbs - Bishop Diocesan of Michigan
Michael Curry - Presiding Bishop
Gayle Harris - Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts
Lloyd Allen - Bishop Diocesan of Honduras
Nathan Baxter - Former Bishop Diocesan of Central Pennsylvania
Eugene Sutton - Bishop Diocesan of Maryland
Oge Beauvoir - Former Suffragan Bishop of Haiti
Robert Wright - Bishop Diocesan of Atlanta