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- ↑ "Dallas diocese elects George Sumner as next bishop", Episcopal News Service, May 18, 2015. Retrieved on October 4, 2021.
- ↑ "The Rev. George Sumner Named Dean of School in Toronto". The Living Church . 218: 14. June 13, 1999.
- ↑ "George Sumner", Wycliffe College. Retrieved on October 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Meet the Bishop", Diocese of Dallas. Retrieved on October 4, 2021.
- ↑ Durnan, K. "George R. Sumner ordained as 7th bishop of Dallas diocese", Episcopal News Service, November 16, 2015. Retrieved on October 4, 2021.
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