The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont is the

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of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the state of

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. It was the first diocese in the Episcopal Church to elect a

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, Mary Adelia Rosamond McLeod, as diocesan bishop. The see city is

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, where the Cathedral Church of St. Paul is located.

Bishops

* 1.

John Henry Hopkins John Henry Hopkins (January 30, 1792 – January 9, 1868) was the first bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Vermont and the eighth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He was also an artist (in both watercolor and ...

, 1832–1868; * 2. William H. A. Bissell, 1868–1893; * 3. Arthur C. A. Hall, 1894–1929 ** William Farrar Weeks, coadjutor, 1913–1914; ** George Y. Bliss, coadjutor, 1915–1924; ** Samuel B. Booth, coadjutor, 1925–1929 * 4. Samuel B. Booth, 1929–1935; * 5.

Vedder Van Dyck Vedder Van Dyck (July 18, 1889 - August 2, 1960) was the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont. Biography A graduate of Columbia College (1918) and the General Theological Seminary in New York (1914), he was consecrated on February 24, ...

, 1936–1960; * 6. Harvey Butterfield, 1961–1973; * 7.

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, 1974–1986; ** Daniel L. Swenson, coadjutor, 1986; * 8. Daniel L. Swenson, 1987–1993; * 9. Mary Adelia Rosamond McLeod, 1993–2001; *10. Thomas Clark Ely, 2001–2019.Episcopal News Service
The Episcopal Church in Vermont announces slate of candidates for 11th bishop diocesan
25 March 2019 *11. Shannon MacVean-Brown, (2019–present) On May 18, 2019, the church elected Shannon MacVean-Brown as the eleventh Bishop of Vermont. Macvean-Brown was consecrated on September 28, 2019 in

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in Burlington. Macvean-Brown is the first

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Bishop of Vermont.

Diocesan churches of historical interest

Present or former diocesan churches listed on the

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include: *

Christ Church (Guilford, Vermont) Christ Church is a historic church located at Melendy Hill Road and US Route 5 in Guilford, Vermont. Built in 1817 and later given Gothic Revival styling, it was the first Episcopal Church in Vermont. On May 13, 1982, it was added to the Natio ...

Church of Our Saviour (Killington, Vermont) The Church of Our Saviour, also known as the Church of Our Saviour at Mission Farm, the Mission of the Church of Our Saviour, and the Josiah Wood Jr. Farm, is a historic Episcopal church and farm complex located at 316 Mission Farm Road, in Kil ...

* St. Ann's Episcopal Church (Richford, Vermont) *

St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church (Montgomery, Vermont) St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church is a historic church building located on Vermont Route 118 in Montgomery, Vermont in the United States. Its congregation was formed in 1821 as Union Episcopal Church. Church construction began in 1833 and was c ...

St. John's Episcopal Church (Highgate Falls, Vermont) St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located on the village green in the village of Highgate Falls in Highgate, Vermont, in the United States. Built 1829–30, it is prominent local example of a Federal style church with Go ...

St. James' Episcopal Church (Arlington, Vermont)

References

External links

Official Web site of the Diocese of Vermont
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Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Vermont
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The Correspondence of John A. Graham with His Grace of Canterbury: When on His Mission as Agent of the Church of Vermont, to the Ecclesiastical Courts of Canterbury and York, for the consecration of Dr. Peters, Bishop-elect of Vermont, 1794–5, etc.
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Episcopal Church in Vermont Religious organizations established in 1832 Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century 1832 establishments in Vermont Province 1 of the Episcopal Church (United States)