Episcocal Diocese of Chicago elects first African American, first woman diocesan bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago has elected Paula E. Clark as its next bishop. She will be both the first African American and the first woman to serve as diocesan bishop in Chicago.
“I am overwhelmed. I’m humbled and filled with so much joy, people of the Diocese of Chicago. I can hardly believe it,” Clark told the convention in a video posted later on the diocese’s search and transition website.
Clark, a native of Washington, DC, is canon to the ordinary and chief of staff in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.