The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland suspected that Heather Cook \u201d\u201d now charged in the drunken-driving death of a Baltimore bicyclist \u201d\u201d was drunk during her installation festivities this past fall, a new official timeline shows.<\/p>\n
Officials with the diocese, which elected Cook its first female bishop last spring, have said for weeks that they knew before her election of a drunken-driving incident in 2010. However, they have declined to answer questions about whether they had any reason to be concerned about her drinking after she was elected \u201d\u201d until the fatal accident in December.<\/p>\n
The timeline, which the Diocese of Maryland said Monday it had added to its Web site, says the head of the national Episcopal Church was made aware that Cook may have been drunk during her installation celebration. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was the leader of the Sept. 6 service that consecrated Cook, or made her a bishop.<\/p>\n
Bishop Eugene Sutton \u201d\u201d who oversees Episcopalians in much of Maryland aside from the D.C. suburbs \u201d\u201d suspected Cook was \u201cinebriated during pre-consecration dinner,\u201d\u009d the timeline says, \u201cand conveys concern to Presiding Bishop. Presiding Bishop indicates she will discuss with Cook. Cook consecrated.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
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