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February 14, 1972

Bishop Harold S. Jones Consecrated

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Diocesan Press Service
Salome Hansen, Editor of The Colorado Episcopalian

[Bishop Walter Jones (left...] — Bishop Walter Jones (left), of South Dakota, extends congratulations to Bishop Harold Jones (center) during the latter 's consecration as Suffragan Bishop of South Dakota. The Rev. Martin Broken Leg, master of ceremonies, is at right. Bishop Harold Jones is the first American Indian to be consecrated a bishop. Half the communicants of the Diocese of South Dakota are American Indians.