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Rev. Ketlen A. Solak elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh | New Pittsburgh Courier

First African American to hold position The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh has elected the Rev. Ketlen A. Solak as its next bishop, the New Pittsburgh Courier has learned. Solak, born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, currently serves as rector of Brandywine Collaborative Ministries in Wilmington, Delaware. She will be consecrated and installed as the ninth … Continued

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