PHOTOS: Episcopal Church ordains two female bishops
A child yells out in protest during the ordination of Episcopal bishops Diane Jardine Bruce and Mary Douglas Glasspool in Long Beach. They are the L.A. region’s first female bishops. Glasspool is also the first lesbian bishop in the Episcopal Church. See full story(Christina House / For The Times)
Diane Jardine Bruce, left, and Mary Douglas Glasspool sing during the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles’ ordination ceremony. See full story(Christina House / For The Times)
The Rev. Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool, center, smiles during the ordination ceremony. See full story(Christina House / For The Times)
Bruce and Glasspool kneel before the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, left, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. See full story(Christina House / For The Times)
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Diane Jardine Bruce, left, and Mary Douglas Glasspool lean on each other while the Right Rev. J. Jon Bruno, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, addresses the assembly. See full story(Christina House / For The Times)
New bishops Mary Douglas Glasspool, left, and Diane Jardine Bruce conduct Communion during the ordination ceremony. See full story(Christina House / For The Times)
Bishops surround and place their hands on the heads of Bruce and Glasspool. See full story(Christina House / For The Times)
