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.
Barbara Sizemore Barbara Sizemore (December 17, 1927 – July 24, 2004) was an American teacher and researcher in the field of education. In 1973, she became the first African American woman to head the public school system in a major city, when she was elected superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools.