March 22, 1974

Navajo Episcopal Council Established

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Diocesan Press Service

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From left to right, the Rev. Edward O. Moore, Good Shepherd Mission, Fort Defiance, Ariz.; Bishop Otis Charles of Utah; and Tommy Jackson, Window Rock, Ariz., interpreter, discuss the action taken at a consultation on the desirability and feasibility of establishing a diocese of the Navajo Nation. Fifteen persons, including Indians, bishops, clergy, lay persons and Executive Council staff, met in Farmington, N. Mex., in response to a resolution by the House of Bishops last fall.