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Episcopal Church rejects gay candidates in bishop election
In San Francisco Bay Area, Alabama Bishop Mark Handley Andrus, 49, narrowly won the bishopric after three rounds of balloting, defeating six finalists including two gay men and a lesbian. The result, hailed by supporters as inclusion, still leaves the church divided over sexuality ahead of the national convention in Columbus.
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San Francisco
Episcopal Church
San Francisco Bay Area
Alabama
Mark Handley Andrus
U.S. Episcopal Church
Anglican Communion
Diocese of
California
William Swing
W. Gene Robinson
New Hampshire
Columbus
Ohio
Grace Cathedral
Nob Hill
Andrus
Birmingham
Ala
Bonnie Perry
Chicago
Perry
Canon Michael Barlowe
Robert Taylor
Seattle
Noah Berger
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