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- 1 2 Episcopal News Service, "Kara Wagner Sherer elected ninth bishop of Rochester", February 26, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024
- ↑ Diocese of Rochester, Bishop Elect Kara Anne Marie Wagner Sherer. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- 1 2 3 The Living Church, "After Resisting a Collar, She’s in Line for a Miter", March 11, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rI_TAA-cBU&t=5727s You Tube, Asbury First UMC, "The Ordination and Consecration of The Very Reverend Kara Wagner Sherer"], July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ↑ Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, John W. W. Sherer farewell concert program, June 21, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
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