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RIP: Fran Toy, first Asian American woman priest, remembered for breaking many barriers

3 months 2 weeks ago

[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Fran Toy, the first Asian American woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest, died at her home in Oakland, California, on Dec. 28 at age […]

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