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Resolution Number: 2018-A316
Title: Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Episcopal Election of Mary Adelia McLeod
Legislative Action Taken: Adopted
Final Text:

Resolved, That the House of Bishops meeting at the 79th General Convention honors the 25th anniversary of the election of the Right Reverend Mary Adelia McLeod to serve as the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Vermont; and be it further

Resolved, That we acknowledge the silver jubilee of this pioneer’s consecration on All Saints Day 1993, when she became the first woman to serve as a diocesan bishop in The Episcopal Church, fulfilling her responsibilities with grace and dignity.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Austin, 2018 (New York: General Convention, 2018), p. 1166.