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Statement from Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on Chicago and Utah bishop consecrations

May 17, 2022
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Bishop-elect Paula E. Clark of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, in collaboration with diocesan leadership, has worked through tremendous challenges over the past year, and I am pleased to announce that I will serve as her chief consecrator in a liturgy now scheduled for Sept. 17, 2022. I am also pleased to announce that on the same day—pending consents—former Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will serve as chief consecrator for the Rev. Phyllis Spiegel, bishop-elect of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah.