US Anglicans elect woman bishop

The US Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected the first female bishop in its 114-year history but ended voting for the day with one of two openly gay candidates still vying for the second bishop’s position.

Reverend Diane M. Jardine Bruce, rector of St Clement’s-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church in San Clemente, was elected at the diocese’s annual convention to replace one of two retiring assistant bishops.