The Episcopal Church in Minnesota, formerly known as the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, is a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

of the

Episcopal Church in the United States of America The Episcopal Church, based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop of ...

which has jurisdiction over all of

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

, except Clay County, which is in the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota. It is in Province VI and its offices are in Minneapolis. It has two

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s: the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault and St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in

Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with list of lakes in Minneapolis, thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. ...

. As of December 2013, there were 20,964 members. It has 110 faith communities (this includes 105 churches and the organizations Episcopal Homes of Minnesota, the Episcopal House of Prayer, The Sheltering Arms Foundation, Breck School, and Shattuck-St. Mary’s School). It is affiliated with the Minnesota Council of Churches, The Joint Religious Legislative Coalition, and The Resource Center for Churches.

Henry Benjamin Whipple Henry Benjamin Whipple (February 15, 1822 – September 16, 1901) was the first Episcopal bishop of Minnesota, who gained a reputation as a humanitarian and an advocate for Native Americans. Summary of his life Born in Adams, New York, he was r ...

was the first

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of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. Craig Loya is the current bishop. The Diocese of Duluth was established as a Missionary Diocese from the Diocese of Minnesota in 1895 and was merged back into the Diocese of Minnesota on May 24, 1955.

Bishops of Minnesota

1859 - 1901
* Mahlon Norris Gilbert, coadjutor 1886-1900 # Samuel Cook Edsall 1901 - 1917 # Frank Arthur McElwain 1917 - 1943 # Stephen Edwards Keeler 1943 - 1956 # Hamilton Hyde Kellogg 1956 - 1971 # Philip Frederick McNairy 1971 - 1978 # Robert Marshall Anderson 1978 - 1993 # James Louis Jelinek 1993 - 2010 # Brian Norman Prior 2010 - 2020 # Craig Loya June 6, 2020 -

Records

Records of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota are available at the Minnesota Historical Society. They cover the period from the arrival of the first Episcopal missionaries into the area in the 1820s through the bishopric of Robert M. Anderson, which ended in 1993. They document the organization, administration, and history of the diocese and its parishes and missions through the records of the diocesan offices and parishes and the papers of numerous diocesan officials and leaders, including George Clinton Tanner, Stephen E. Keeler, Frederick F. Kramer, Hamilton Hyde Kellogg, Philip F. McNairy, and Robert M. Anderson. Episcopal Church, Diocese of Minnesota Records
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References

External links

The Episcopal Church in Minnesota
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Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Minnesota
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Religious organizations established in 1859 Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century 1859 establishments in Minnesota Province 6 of the Episcopal Church (United States)