Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Midwest native is elected Chicago's Episcopal bishop

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-episcopal_11nov11,0,2269735.story

[Chicago Tribune] 13 Nov 2007--Capping a race that drew worldwide attention, Rev. Jeffrey Lee, a Midwest native, was overwhelmingly elected Saturday as the next Episcopal bishop of Chicago.

At their annual diocesan convention at the Westin Hotel in suburban Wheeling, church delegates chose Lee from eight candidates, which included a lesbian priest, Rev. Tracey Lind, dean of Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland.

Lee, 50, is rector of St. Thomas Church in Medina, Wash., but was born and raised near Kalamazoo, Mich., and ordained in northern Indiana. He becomes Chicago's 12th Episcopal bishop and leader of 41,000 Episcopalians.

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