Episcopal bishop to lead Cedar Rapids conference
It's her first visit to Iowa since being elected last year to head the church.
By SHIRLEY RAGSDALE
REGISTER RELIGION EDITOR
May 4, 2007

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori had a difficult time getting to Iowa from New York on Thursday.

With one flight canceled and a second delayed by mechanical difficulties, Jefferts Schori, the pilot of the Episcopal Church and an aviatrix in her own right, spent the day working in airports and during flights.

Her visit to participate in a diocesan leadership conference in Cedar Rapids is her first to Iowa since being elected in 2006 to be the 26th primate of the denomination. the rest