Ketlen Adrien Solak is a Haitian-American prelate of the Episcopal Church who serves as the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. Elected in 2021, she is the first woman and the first person of color to serve in that role.
Following her ordination in the Episcopal Church, Solak served as associate rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia, from 2005 until 2014. She then became the founding rector of Brandywine Collaborative Ministries in Wilmington, Delaware, a shared ministry of three congregations. At the same time, she earned a Doctor of Ministry in 2016 from Virginia Theological Seminary. ==Bishop of Pittsburgh==
Bishop of Pittsburgh
Solak was elected bishop of Pittsburgh on June 26, 2021, in a special diocesan convention held to select a successor to Bishop Dorsey McConnell. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Solak met her husband, Scott Solak, while both were auditioning for Catholic University’s music program. They married and have been together for over forty years. The couple resides in Mt. Lebanon, a suburb of Pittsburgh, where Scott continues to teach music. They have a dog named Cinder. ==References==