▁have ▁all ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁Then ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁and ▁adjacent ▁( and ▁increasing ly ▁sub urban ) ▁Mont gom ery ▁and ▁Prince ▁George ' s , ▁along ▁with ▁southern ▁Maryland ' s ▁Charles ▁and ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁count ies ▁became ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Washington . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Eug ene ▁Taylor ▁S utton ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ; ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁He ather ▁Cook ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁elected ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁bishop ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁as ▁suff rag an ▁to ▁S utton . ▁However , ▁she ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁administrative ▁leave ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁after ▁invol vement ▁in ▁a ▁traffic ▁fatal ity ▁in ▁north ▁Baltimore . ▁Cook ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁dr unk ▁driving , ▁text ing ▁while ▁driving , ▁and ▁leaving ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁crime , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁veh icular ▁m ans la ugh ter . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁standing ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁requested ▁that ▁Cook ▁res ign ▁her ▁position . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Pres iding ▁Bishop , ▁Kath ar ine ▁J ef