Photos: Female Episcopal bishops gather in Salt Lake City

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Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina, center, who was elected at the 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church is escorted back into the Salt Palace after marching to protest gun in Salt Lake City, Sunday, June 28, 2015.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Episcopal bishops applaud speakers at a stop in Pioneer Park as they marched to protest gun violence. The march by more than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all, took place Sunday, June 28, 2015. The march started at The Salt Palace, went to Pioneer Park and returned to the Salt Palace - site of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.

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Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina who was elected at the 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church speaks after a march against gun violence held in Salt Lake City, Sunday, June 28, 2015.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
The Rt. Rev. Scott B. Hayashi, Bishop of Utah, center, holds fellow bishops as they stop at Pioneer Park for speeches against gun violence. More than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all marched to Pioneer Park and back to the Salt Palace - site of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, Sunday, June 28, 2015.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
More than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all march toward Pioneer Park to protest against gun violence, Sunday, June 28, 2015. They later returned to the Salt Palace, site of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
A man watches as a march against gun violence by more than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all, passes his home as they proceeded to Pioneer Park, Sunday, June 28, 2015.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
The Rt. Rev. Scott B. Hayashi, Bishop of Utah speaks prior to a march against guns by more than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all, Sunday, June 28, 2015.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Episcopal bishops sing prior to a march against gun violence by more than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all, Sunday, June 28, 2015. The march started at The Salt Palace, went to Pioneer Park and returned to the Salt Palace - site of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
With Carolyn Tanner Irish in the foreground, more than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all march to protest gun violence, Sunday, June 28, 2015. The march started at The Salt Palace, went to Pioneer Park and returned to the Salt Palace - site of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.

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A gathering of the 18 female bishops at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, held at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Sunday, June 28, 2015.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Episcopal bishops scramble to take their own photos of a rare grouping of all 18 female Episcopal bishops at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church held at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Sunday, June 28, 2015.

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Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina, center, who was elected at the 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church is escorted back into the Salt Palace after marching to protest gun in Salt Lake City, Sunday, June 28, 2015. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Episcopal bishops applaud speakers at a stop in Pioneer Park as they marched to protest gun violence. The march by more than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all, took place Sunday, June 28, 2015. The march started at The Salt Palace, went to Pioneer Park and returned to the Salt Palace - site of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina who was elected at the 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church speaks after a march against gun violence held in Salt Lake City, Sunday, June 28, 2015. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina, center, who was elected at the 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church reacts during another speaker's comments after a march against gun violence held in Salt Lake City, Sunday, June 28, 2015. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Rt. Rev. Scott B. Hayashi, Bishop of Utah, center, holds fellow bishops as they stop at Pioneer Park for speeches against gun violence. More than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all marched to Pioneer Park and back to the Salt Palace - site of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, Sunday, June 28, 2015. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune More than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all march toward Pioneer Park to protest against gun violence, Sunday, June 28, 2015. They later returned to the Salt Palace, site of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina who was elected at the 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church speaks after a march against gun violence held in Salt Lake City, Sunday, June 28, 2015. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune A man watches as a march against gun violence by more than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all, passes his home as they proceeded to Pioneer Park, Sunday, June 28, 2015. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Rt. Rev. Scott B. Hayashi, Bishop of Utah speaks prior to a march against guns by more than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all, Sunday, June 28, 2015. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Episcopal bishops sing prior to a march against gun violence by more than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all, Sunday, June 28, 2015. The march started at The Salt Palace, went to Pioneer Park and returned to the Salt Palace - site of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune With Carolyn Tanner Irish in the foreground, more than 60 Episcopal bishops and and about 2,000 in all march to protest gun violence, Sunday, June 28, 2015. The march started at The Salt Palace, went to Pioneer Park and returned to the Salt Palace - site of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune A gathering of the 18 female bishops at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, held at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Sunday, June 28, 2015. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Episcopal bishops scramble to take their own photos of a rare grouping of all 18 female Episcopal bishops at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church held at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Sunday, June 28, 2015. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Episcopal bishops scramble to take their own photos of a rare grouping of all 18 female Episcopal bishops at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church held at the Salt Palace, Sunday, June 28, 2015.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· June 29, 2015 9:35 am

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On Sunday, Episcopal bishops and others scrambled to record a rare moment: the church's female bishops — including the outgoing Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and retired Utah Bishop Carolyn Tanner Irish — gathered in one place.

As part of the Episcopal Church's Triennial General Convention, held this year in Salt Lake City, bishops and church members also marched against gun violence Sunday.

Last week, the church's bishops made history by electing Bishop Michael Curry as the first African-American presiding bishop, and its top legislative body met to review policies on alcohol and addiction in the wake of the manslaughter case against a former assistant bishop.

The convention continues in Salt Lake City through July 3.