1996 Event Catherine Roskam becomes the 1st New York female Episcopal bishop 1991 Event Lesbian priest Elizabeth Carl ordained in Episcopal Church 1991 Event Lesbian priest Elizabeth Carl is ordained in Episcopal Church 1989 Event Barbara Harris becomes 1st female bishop of a U.S. Episcopal church 1989 Event Episcopal church appoints 1st female bishop 1988 Event Barbara C Harris of Massachusetts, elected 1st woman Episcopal bishop 1977 Event 1st woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means) 1976 Event Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests and bishop 1974 Event Episcopal Church ordained female priests 1930 Birthday Barbara Harris, 1st U.S. Episcopal female bishop 1895 Birthday Jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest 1835 Birthday Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer, Little Town of Bethlehem 1822 Event James Varick becomes 1st bishop of Afr Meth Episcopal Zion Church 1821 Event African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church organizes (New York City) 1821 Event African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded (New York) 1816 Event African Methodist Episcopal Church organizes in Philadelphia 1796 Event African Methodist Episcopal Church incorporated 1794 Event Richard Allen organizes Philadelphia's Bethel African Meth Episcopal Church 1794 Event Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, forms 1607 Event 1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown 1460 Event Court yard episcopal palace Atrecht has witch burnings
