For the first time ever, a man of color will take the reins of the Atlanta Diocese of the Episcopal Church.

Reverend Rob Wright will be ordained as Bishop in a ceremony at Morehouse College King Chapel Saturday.

In an interview with WSB’s Pete Combs, Wright said he is convinced the Episcopal Church is awakening, as if from a long sleep.

“An old theologian once said, ‘From time to time, the Church forgets who she is. But every once in a while, we remember and we begin to act like a church,” Wright said. Now, he continued, is such a time of remembrance.

As for being the first African-American to lead this Diocese, Wright called it “a sign of real hope.”

“People are finally moving into this notion of character content versus color,” he said.

Wright will be ordained in the King Chapel of Morehouse College on Saturday, in a service that will feature former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young.

Wright will preach his first sermon as bishop Sunday at 11:15 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Philip at 2744 Peachtree Rd. in Atlanta.