California diocese leaves Episcopal Church in historic split

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[TitusOneNine] 10 Dec 2007--The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin, based in Fresno in central California, voted to leave the church, which has been in significant upheaval since 2003 when U.S. Episcopals consecrated the first openly gay bishop in the church's more than four centuries of history.

The vote was 173 lay and clergy convention delegates in favor, with 22 against.