Fran Toy

Fran Toy (born August 9, 1934) is an American Christian priest, and the first Asian American woman to be ordained in the Episcopal Church.[1][2] Toy became the first female warden at the Episcopal Church of Our Savior Church, Oakland in 1974. Toy is also the first female cleric to be elected as a deputy to General Convention from the Diocese of California 1988.[2] Additionally, she is the first deployment officer employed in an Episcopal seminary to serve on the national church's deployment board from 1994 to 2000.[2]

  1. ^ "Episcopal News Service: Press Release # 060810-04". episcopalarchives.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Fran Toy, Associate Clergy". St. John's. Retrieved 2023-11-17.