The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island is the

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of the

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with jurisdiction over the counties of Kings,

Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

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and

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, which comprise

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...

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. It is in Province 2 and its

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, the Cathedral of the Incarnation, is located in Garden City, as are its diocesan offices.

Current bishop

On the Feast of

Theodore of Tarsus Theodore of Tarsus ( gr, Θεόδωρος Ταρσοῦ; 60219 September 690) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 668 to 690. Theodore grew up in Tarsus, but fled to Constantinople after the Persian Empire conquered Tarsus and other cities. After ...

, September 19, 2009, Lawrence C. Provenzano was ordained and consecrated as Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. He officially took office as Bishop of Long Island at the Diocesan Convention November 14, 2009, and was seated at the Cathedral of the Incarnation on November 22, 2009.

List of bishops

The bishops of Long Island have been: 1. Abram Newkirk Littlejohn, (1868–1901)
2. Frederick Burgess, (1901–1925)
3.

Ernest M. Stires Ernest Milmore Stires (May 20, 1866 - February 12, 1951) was the third Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, Bishop of Long Island in the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church from 1925 to 1942. Early life and education Stires was born ...

, (1925–1942)
:*

Frank W. Creighton Frank Whittington Creighton (December 3, 1879 – December 23, 1948) was an American Episcopal bishop. He was the second missionary bishop of the Anglican Church of Mexico, Diocese of Mexico, sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, Dio ...

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(1933–1937), II Missionary Bishop of the Diocese of Mexico (1926-1933), VI Bishop of the

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(1926-1946) :*

John Insley Blair Larned John Insley Blair Larned (October 5, 1883 – December 3, 1955) was a suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, serving from 1929 to 1946. Early life and education Larned was born on October 3, 1883, in Chicago, Illinois, the son ...

(1929-1946) 4. James P. deWolfe, (1942–1966)
:* Jonathan G. Sherman,

(1949-1965) 5. Jonathan G. Sherman, (1966–1977)
:* Charles W. MacLean,

(1963-1975) :*

Richard Beamon Martin Richard Beamon Martin (February 23, 1913 - April 11, 2012) was a bishop in The Episcopal Church. Early life and education Martin was born on February 23, 1913, in Peak, South Carolina, the son of Benjamin Butler Martin and Viola Glasgow. He was e ...

(1967-1974) 6. Robert C. Witcher, (1977–1991)
:* C. Shannon Mallory , assisting bishop (1979-1980) :* Henry B. Hucles III,

(1981-1988) :*

Orris George Walker Orris George Walker, Jr. (November 5, 1942 – February 28, 2015) was seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. Educational Achievements Walker was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 5, 1942. He graduated from Baltimore City ...

coadjutor The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coadj ...

(1988-1991) 7.

, (1991–2009 )
:* Rodney R. Michel,

(1997-2007) :* David Joslin as

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(2009) :* Lawrence C. Provenzano,

(2009) 8. Lawrence C. Provenzano,

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

(2009–present)
:* Chilton R. Knudsen,

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(2014-2015) :* Geralyn Wolf, assisting bishop (2015-2016),

(2016-present) :* R. William Franklin, assisting bishop (2019- present)

History of the Diocese

The Diocese has benefited from large endowments, for example, $10,000 given in 1908 by

Roslyn, New York Roslyn ( ) is a village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is the Greater Roslyn area's anchor community. The population was 2,770 at the 2010 census. History Ro ...

resident John Ordronaux.

References

External links

*
Cathedral of the Incarnation websiteOfficial Web site of the Episcopal ChurchDiocese of Long Island Bishop Coadjutor Search & Diocesan Profile- Map of The Church in The Diocese of Long Island
*
Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Long Island
' {{DEFAULTSORT:Long Island 1868 establishments in New York (state) Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century Christianity in New York City

Episcopal Church in New York (state) Province 2 of the Episcopal Church (United States) Religious organizations established in 1868

Current bishop

List of bishops

History of the Diocese

See also

References

External links