First Black person to lead Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas consecrated as bishop in Little Rock

Bishop Suffragan Jeff Fisher (left) of Texas, vice president of Province VII of the Episcopal Church, embraces John Toga Wea Harmon during Harmon’s ordination and consecration at the Episcopal Collegiate School in Little Rock on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. Province VII comprises 11 dioceses across seven states, including Arkansas and Texas. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)
Bishop Suffragan Jeff Fisher (left) of Texas, vice president of Province VII of the Episcopal Church, embraces John Toga Wea Harmon during Harmon’s ordination and consecration at the Episcopal Collegiate School in Little Rock on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. Province VII comprises 11 dioceses across seven states, including Arkansas and Texas. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)


John Toga Wea Harmon, who embraced the gospel as a child in southeastern Liberia, received Saturday a bishop's staff, ring and miter during a ceremony that drew Episcopalians from across Arkansas and around the nation.

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