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Article: Woman bishop takes helm of Episcopal church.(NATION)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- November 17, 2006
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Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori knocked three times on the door of the National Cathedral Nov. 4 and the Episcopal church welcomed her as its new presiding bishop--the first woman to lead a national church in the history of Anglicanism.
In a majestic three-hour ceremony, Jefferts Schori, 52, was formally handed the primatial staff, symbolizing her role as chief pastor of the nation's 2.2 million Episcopalians and their representative in the global Anglican Communion.
Beneath the cathedral's soaring arches, the 3,200 assembled bishops, foreign prelates, priests and lay Episcopalians sang, danced and celebrated the liturgical rite of Holy Communion.
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