The number 13 turned out to be lucky on Saturday for the women of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey.
Some 541 representatives, both clerics and laypersons who had been picked by the members of the 141 congregations of the diocese, met in person at Trinity Cathedral in Trenton or via a Zoom link to elect its 13th bishop.
There were five candidates. On the third ballot, after two of the candidates had withdrawn due to low numbers, a winner emerged, creating a loud standing ovation in the…
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