Episcopal Press and News

Connecticut Elects Its First Black Diocesan Bishop

Episcopal News Service. June 7, 1993 [93119E]

The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut has elected its suffragan bishop, the Rt. Rev. Clarence Coleridge, as its first black diocesan bishop. Coleridge will succeed Bishop Arthur Walmsley in September and a service of investiture is scheduled for October. Coleridge was elected June 5 on the sixth ballot from a field of six nominees, including the diocese's other suffragan bishop, the Rt. Rev. Jeffrey Rowthor, who came in second even though he was not on the original slate and was nominated from the floor.