The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is a

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of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and encompasses the entire State of

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

. It is part of the Province of New England — Province I of the ECUSA. The Diocese has 57 year-round congregations and 17 summer chapels. The see city is

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

. Its

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is the Cathedral Church of St. Luke. Thomas J. Brown was elected tenth Bishop of Maine on February 9, 2019. Brown was consecrated and assumed office on June 22, 2019. Brown is the first openly gay bishop to lead the diocese. The Diocese of Maine was created in 1820 from the Eastern Diocese (which included all of New England save Connecticut) and elected its first bishop, George Burgess in 1847.

Bishops

* George Burgess (1847 - 1866) * Henry A. Neely (1867 - 1899) *

Robert Codman Robert Codman (December 30, 1859 - October 7, 1915) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, serving from 1900 to 1915. Early years Codman was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1859 to Robert Codman Sr, a prominent Boston lawyer. Codman's fath ...

(1900 - 1915) * Benjamin Brewster (1916 - 1940) * Oliver Leland Loring (1941 - 1968) *

Frederick Wolf Frederick Barton Wolf (April 12, 1922 – January 5, 1999) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine from 1968 to 1986. Early Years and priesthood Wolf was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from Grinnell College and Seabury-Western Theo ...

(1968-1986) * Edward C. Chalfant (1986 - 1996) * Chilton R. Knudsen (1998 - 2008) * Stephen T. Lane (2008 - 2019) * Thomas J. Brown (2019–present)

References

External links

Official Web site of the Diocese of MaineEpiscopal Maine YouTube Channel
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Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Maine
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