Ihloff retiring as bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Md.

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[Examiner.com] 23 Apr 2007--The retiring bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland says he's pleased to have avoided many of the controversies that have roiled the Episcopal Church during his tenure.

The Rt. Rev. Robert Wilkes Ihloff will step down this month. After four decades in the ministry - the last dozen as bishop - he celebrated his final service as bishop on Easter Sunday at the Cathedral of the Incantation in Baltimore.

Ihloff, 65, is proud to have worked through many of the hot-button issues that have beset the church elsewhere, from female clergy to the place of gays and lesbians.

"It makes my retirement much easier in that I am very proud of this diocese in the way it functions and is administered," Ihloff said.