The Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, is the
diocese
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History
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of the
Episcopal Church in the United States of America
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with jurisdiction over the counties of
Cattaraugus,
Chautauqua
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,
Erie
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,
Genesee
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,
Niagara,
Orleans and
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in western
New York. It is in
Province 2 and its
cathedral
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,
St. Paul's Cathedral, is in
Buffalo. The diocesan offices are in
Tonawanda, New York
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.
Current bishop
Sean W. Rowe is bishop provisional of Western New York. The diocesan convention elected him to this role on October 26, 2018, when it and the convention of the
Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania
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voted to share a bishop and a staff for five years while they explore a partnership.
R. William "Bill" Franklin was the eleventh bishop of Western New York. The Diocese elected him its eleventh Bishop at its 2010 convention. He was consecrated on April 30, 2011, at the university at Buffalo and retired on April 3, 2019. Franklin was born in Mississippi and had previously served in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Previously, J. Michael Garrison was the tenth bishop of Western New York. He has a bachelor's and a master's of religious education from
Pontifical College Josephinum in
Columbus, Ohio and an honorary doctorate from
General Theological Seminary
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in
New York City
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. He was received from the
Roman Catholic Church
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on April 1, 1975, and ordained a deacon on April 12, 1975. He was ordained a priest on August 25, 1975, and consecrated a bishop on April 24, 1999.
List of bishops
The bishops of Western New York have been:
[Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 414]
#
William H. Delancey, (1839–1865)
*
Arthur C. Coxe,
coadjutor bishop (1865)
#
Arthur C. Coxe, (1865–1895)
#
William D. Walker, (1897–1917)
#
Charles H. Brent, (1919–1929)
* David L. Ferris,
suffragan bishop (1920
*David L. Ferris,
coadjutor bishop (1924)
#
David L. Ferris, (1929–1931)
*Cameron Josiah Davis,
coadjutor bishop (1930)
#
Cameron Josiah Davis, (1931–1948)
#
Lauriston L. Scaife, (1948–1970)
*Harold B. Robinson,
coadjutor bishop (1968)
#
Harold B. Robinson, (1970–1987)
*
David C. Bowman,
coadjutor bishop (1986)
#
David C. Bowman, (1987–1998)
#
J. Michael Garrison, (1999–2011)
#
R. William Franklin, (2011–2019)
* ''
Sean W. Rowe, as
Provisional Bishop'' (2019–present)
See also
*
List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA
References
External links
Episcopal Diocese of Western New York websiteEpiscopal Diocese of Western New York Records A guide to the digitized records at FamilySearch.org, courtesy of the
Buffalo History Museum
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.
Rust Belt Episcopal websiteSt. Paul's Cathedral websiteOfficial Web site of the Episcopal Church*
Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Western New York'
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Western New York
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Episcopal Church in New York (state)
Province 2 of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Religious organizations established in 1839