The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont is the

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of the

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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, 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 Ira Allen Chapel 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) *

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. John's Episcopal Church (Highgate Falls, Vermont)
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)