The Episcopal Diocese of Easton is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, pro ...
of the
Episcopal Church in the United States of America that comprises the nine counties that make up the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is in
Province III (the
Middle Atlantic region) and was created as a split from the
Diocese of Maryland in 1868.
The diocese consists of the
Eastern Shore of Maryland (the nine counties of Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester), and has a total membership of about 9,750 people,
out of a total population of 420,792, according to a 2004 census estimate. There are 39 parishes and missions in the diocese. Its largest cities are
Salisbury
Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath.
Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...
,
Ocean City, and
Easton, the centrally located city from which the diocese takes its name and where Trinity Cathedral, the bishop's seat, is located. Camp Wright, the diocesan camp, is located in
Stevensville.
Christ Episcopal Church of Kent Island
Christ Church refers to both an Episcopal parish currently located in Matapeake, Maryland and the historic church building located in the Stevensville Historic District in Stevensville, Maryland, which the parish occupied from 1880 to 1995, a ...
, the oldest Christian congregation in Maryland, is a part of the diocese, and is also located in Stevensville.
Bishops
* 1.
Henry Champlin Lay
Henry Champlin Lay (December 6, 1823 – September 17, 1885) was a bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
Early life
Born to Richmond, Virginia, Richmond merchant John Olmstead Lay and his wife Lucy Anna May of Petersbur ...
, (1869–1885)
* 2.
William Forbes Adams, (1887-1920)
* 3.
George William Davenport, (1920-1938)
* 4.
William McClelland William McClelland may refer to:
* William McClelland (politician), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
* William C. McClelland, medical doctor and Australian rules football player and administrator
* William McClelland ...
, (1939-1949)
* 5.
Allen Jerome Miller, (1949-1966)
* 6.
George Alfred Taylor, (1967-1975)
* 7.
William Moultrie Moore, Jr., (1975-1983)
* 8.
Elliott Lorenz Sorge, (1983-1993)
* 9.
Martin Gough Townsend, (1993-2001)
* 10.
James Joseph Shand, (2003-2014)
*
Henry N. Parsley, Jr., Provisional Bishop (2014-2016)
* 11.
Santosh Kumar Marray, (2016-)
References
External links
The Episcopal Diocese of Easton*
Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Easton'
Easton
Diocese of Easton
Religious organizations established in 1868
Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century
1868 establishments in Maryland
Eastern Shore of Maryland
Province 3 of the Episcopal Church (United States)
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