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Western Mass. Episcopal Diocese Has New Bishop

The Reverend Douglas Fisher was ordained and consecrated the ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts during a ceremony in Springfield on December 1st.  The diocese has about 16,650 members in 63 congregations.   WAMC”s Paul Tuthill spoke with Bishop Fisher about the Episcopal church and its work in western Massachusetts.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.