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# Katharine Jefferts Schori

(1954)   Anglican Priest

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Katharine Jefferts Schori is an Anglican priest.

## Quick Facts About Katharine Jefferts Schori

Born March 26, 1954

Profession Anglican Priest

## About Katharine Jefferts Schori

Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America... \| Katharine Jefferts Schori is the former presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church of the United States. Previously elected as the 9th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada, she was the first woman elected as a primate in the Anglican Communion, meaning she was the first woman to lead

##  Quotes by Katharine Jefferts Schori

> [But for us to assume that God could not act in other ways is, I think, to put God in an awfully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-jefferts-schori/but-for-us-to-assume-that-god-could-not-act-in-other-ways-is-i-think/)

[Katharine Jefferts Schori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-jefferts-schori/)

[Assuming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assuming/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/katharine-jefferts-schori-6669_assuming_but-for-us-to-assume-that-god-could-not_1129177.png)

> [See the encounters of Jesus life as windows into possibilities for yours. Accept the invitation to go or strive to go through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-jefferts-schori/see-the-encounters-of-jesus-life-as-windows-into-possibilities-for/)

[Katharine Jefferts Schori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-jefferts-schori/)

[Abundance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abundance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b26/katharine-jefferts-schori-6669_abundance_see-the-encounters-of-jesus-life-as-wind_1786033.png)

> [I think Easter is most profoundly about meaning, not mechanism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-jefferts-schori/i-think-easter-is-most-profoundly-about-meaning-not-mechanism/)

[Katharine Jefferts Schori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-jefferts-schori/)

[Easter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/katharine-jefferts-schori-6669_easter_i-think-easter-is-most-profoundly-about_2340527.png)

> [Power, as human beings exercise power, to me means the ability to change: the ability to change oneself, the ability to change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-jefferts-schori/power-as-human-beings-exercise-power-to-me-means-the-ability-to/)

[Katharine Jefferts Schori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-jefferts-schori/)

[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/katharine-jefferts-schori-6669_ability_power-as-human-beings-exercise-power-to_2839561.png)

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