The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, created in 1826, is the

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of the

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with jurisdiction over the entire state of

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

. It is located in Province 4 and its

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, St. Andrew's Cathedral, is located in

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, as are the diocesan offices. Episcopalians in Mississippi have, since the mid-20th century, been by and large progressive in their views about race, culture, and other social issues affecting the state and nation; their views on economics and politics, though, are more mixed, as is usually the case elsewhere. The Episcopal Church in Mississippi has usually tolerated freedom of belief and differing types of ritual practice (e.g.,

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in Biloxi and a liberal orientation in communities like

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and Starkville where colleges have significant presences). As such, the fallout from the ideological and theological conflicts that beset the Episcopal Church between the 1970s and 2000s (such as the

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controversy) has not been large in comparison to other Southern dioceses (e.g., Tennessee,

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). As of 2013 the Diocese of Mississippi had 18,741 members, down from 20,925 in 2003, a decline of approximately 10 percent.

Current bishop

Brian R. Seage was elected on May 3, 2014, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Jackson, and received the required consents from a majority of bishops and standing committees of the Episcopal Church. He succeeded Duncan M. Gray III as the bishop of Mississippi, becoming the 10th, when Gray retired in February 2015.

List of bishops

The bishops of Mississippi have been:Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 264 #

William Mercer Green William Mercer Green (May 2, 1798 – February 13, 1887) was the first Episcopal bishop of Mississippi. Early life Green was born in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1798.Batterson, 159 He was the son of William Green, a North Carolina rice pla ...

(1850–1887)
Hugh Miller Thompson,

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1883 # Hugh Miller Thompson (1887–1902) # Theodore D. Bratton (1903–1938)

''(grandson)''

1919 #

''(grandson)'' (1938–1942) # Duncan Montgomery Gray, Sr. (1943–1966)
John M. Allin,

1961 # John M. Allin (1966–1974)
Duncan Montgomery Gray, Jr.,

1974 # Duncan Montgomery Gray, Jr. (1974–1993)
Alfred C. Marble Jr.,

1991 # Alfred C. Marble Jr. (1993–2003) # Duncan Montgomery Gray III (2003–2015) # Brian R. Seage (2015–present)

References

External links

Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi website

St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral websiteOfficial Web site of the Episcopal Church
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Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Mississippi
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Province 4 of the Episcopal Church (United States) Religious organizations established in 1826

Current bishop

List of bishops

See also

References

External links