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Beverly J. Shamana

1939–2021

United States

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Beverly J. Shamana (November 4, 1939 – August 1, 2021) was a bishop in The United Methodist Church, elected and consecrated to the Episcopacy in 2000. She was the second African American woman elevated to the position of bishop within the United Methodist Church.

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