Who was the African-American woman that succeeded Catherine Waynick as bishop?
Catherine Waynick Catherine Elizabeth Maples "Cate" Waynick (born November 13, 1948) is an American Anglican bishop. She was the tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis from 1997 to 2017. She was elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis in January 1997, was consecrated on June 7 of that year, and became the Diocesan Bishop on September 10, 1997. She succeeded Edward Witker Jones, who served from 1978 to 1997. At the 2015 Diocesan Convention, Bishop Waynick announced plans to retire, and called for the election of a new bishop to be consecrated in 2017. She was succeeded by Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows on April 29, 2017.
Mary Scales Mary Caruthers Scales (September 24, 1928 - October 6, 2013) was a professor, civic leader, and funeral home owner. She was the first black faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University where she taught in the College of Education, and became associate dean there. Prior to this she had been a school teacher at Bradley and Bellwood schools. She was later elected to the Murfreesboro City School Board, and to the Murfreeboro City Council as the first African-American female councilperson. Scales Elementary School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee is named in honor of her and her husband, Robert W. Scales. Her husband, Robert W. Scales was the first African-American elected to the Murfreesboro City Council and first African-American Vice-Mayor of the city.