Episcopalians in Los Angeles, Calif., elected a lesbian bishop Dec. 5, according to a CNN.com item.
The Rev. Mary Glasspool, 55, will become the second openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church if she is formally approved. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire was the first, taking office five years ago. Glasspool, a priest for 27 years who is based in Baltimore at the Diocese of Maryland, would assist Bishop Diocesan J. Jon Bruno with the Los Angeles area’s 70,000 parishioners.
Glasspool, who has been partnered with Becki Sander for 21 years, will need the majority of the United States’ 100 Episcopal dioceses to consent to her May 2010 consecration, the Washington Times reported.
Last summer, more conservative members formed the Anglican Church in North America, which bans gay and women bishops, according to USA Today.