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MINNEAPOLIS - The Episcopal church made history today when it elevated an openly gay priest to bishop, ending months of bitter dispute that culminated in 11th-hour accusations about Rev. Canon V. Gene Robinson's character.

Robinson, a 56-year-old divorced man with two adult children, has lived with his partner, Mark Andrew, for 13 years. He was elected bishop this summer by the priests and lay leaders of the Diocese of New Hampshire, and secured the backing of priests and lay deputies for his election on Sunday.

Today a majority of the nation's dioceses - 62 out of 107 - approved his election at the church's national General Convention in Minneapolis, a church spokesperson said this evening, making Robinson the first openly gay man to be approved as a bishop in the church's history.

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