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The Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas is one of the
Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America The Episcopal Church (TEC) is governed by a General Convention and consists of 99 dioceses in the United States proper, plus eleven dioceses in other countries or outlying U.S. territories and the diocese of Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Eur ...
. It is in Province 7. The diocese is based in
Lubbock, Texas Lubbock ( ) is the 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of government of Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also the 85th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northw ...
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History

The Missionary District of North Texas was created in 1910 by the General Convention. It incorporated territories previously part of the
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and the Diocese of West Texas. In 1958, the Missionary District of North Texas was established as the Diocese of Northwest Texas. The diocese has no cathedral.Northwest Texas, Diocese of
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Bishops

*Missionary District of Northern Texas # Edward Arthur Temple, 1910-1924 # Eugene Cecil Seaman, 1925-1945 # George H. Quarterman, 1946-1958 *Diocese of Northwest Texas # George H. Quarterman, 1958-1972 # Willis Ryan Henton, 1972-1980 # Sam Byron Hulsey, 1980-1997 # Charles Wallis Ohl, 1997-2008 # James Scott Mayer, 2009–present


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Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas
Northwest Texas, Episcopal Diocese of Episcopal Church in Texas Organizations based in Lubbock, Texas Province 7 of the Episcopal Church (United States) {{Texas-stub