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Ronald H. Haines | Ordained a gay priest, 73

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Ronald H. Haines, 73, the former bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington who ordained a lesbian priest, has died.

Bishop Haines, who led the Washington Diocese from 1990 to 2000, died Friday from complications with cancer at his home in Lancaster, said Cheryl Daves Wilburn.

He was an advocate for the ordination of female priests and defended gender equality in the church. Less than a year after becoming bishop, he ordained the Rev. Elizabeth L. Carl, a lesbian, sparking protests. He retired in 2000 and returned to parish ministry in Pennsylvania.

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