Facts on 24 January
1989 - Ratification of Reverend Barbara Harris's Election as Bishop

On January 24, 1989, the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts ratified the election of Reverend Barbara Harris as bishop suffragan. This confirmation paved the way for her consecration on February 11, 1989, making her the first woman to be ordained as a bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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