Episcopal Diocese of Maryland elects Sutton as its 14th bishop

Canon pastor of Washington National Cathedral will be first African-American leader of the diocese
By Tyeesha Dixon Sun reporter
March 29, 2008

Maryland Episcopalians elected the the Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, canon pastor of Washington National Cathedral, as the state diocese's 14th bishop today.

Sutton is the first African-American elected to lead the diocese in its 227-year history. The Maryland diocese has about 44,000 baptized members.

Sutton, 54, also works as director of the Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage. the rest