From Spokane-After 16 years leading the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, this spring Bishop James Waggoner will pass the crozier to the Rev. Gretchen Rehberg.
Rehberg, 52, will be the first female bishop in the diocese’s 52-year history, although she says her gender is irrelevant. She’s simply been elected as the ninth bishop of the diocese she grew up in, she said.
“My family all lives here, this is where I’m called to be,” she said. “I’m really looking forward to getting to know the community better and the people better.”
She grew up on a small farm in Pullman, where her mother still lives, and has family scattered throughout Eastern Washington.
More here-
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/nov/18/spokanes-new-episcopal-bishop-brings-varied-experi/
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