Episcopal News Service · Oct 15, 2026

California to mark 20 years since Katharine Jefferts Schori’s election as first woman presiding bishop

The Episcopal Church is in the middle of a three-year celebration of the 50th anniversary of women’s ordination, and this weekend, the Diocese of California will host a panel discussion featuring the church’s first female presiding bishop, the Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori. The panel discussion and an Evensong will be livestreamed on the cathedral’s website and on YouTube.