The Missionary District of Western Nebraska was a missionary district of the

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History

The diocese was constituted in 1889 when it was split off from the Diocese of Nebraska and named the Missionary District of The Platte. In 1898 it was renamed the Missionary District of Laramie, with the addition of eastern

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, and in 1907 it became the Missionary District of Kearney, and in 1913 it was named the Missionary District of Western Nebraska.The diocese was recombined with the

Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska The Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Nebraska. It is in Province VI. Its cathedral, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, is in Omaha, as are the ...

in 1946. In 1918, St. Mark's in

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was designated

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for the Western Nebraska district. It continues to hold that designation, although the district was absorbed into the Diocese of Nebraska.

Bishops of the Diocese

Anson Rogers Graves Anson Rogers Graves (April 13, 1842 – December 30, 1931) was the first bishop of the Missionary District of Western Nebraska in The Episcopal Church. Biography Anson Rogers Graves was born in Wells, Vermont on April 13, 1842. Anson Rogers Gr ...

(1890-1910) * George Allen Beecher (1910-1943)

References

External links

Episcopal Diocese of NebraskaOfficial Web site of the Episcopal Church
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Journal of the Annual Convocation
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Missionary District of Western Nebraska The Missionary District of Western Nebraska was a missionary district of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. History The diocese was constituted in 1889 when it was split off from the Diocese of Nebraska and named the Missionary D ...

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History

Bishops of the Diocese

References

Further reading

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