The Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana is the
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 associa ...
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 o ...
whose territory comprises the western part of the state of
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
, including
Shreveport.
Organization
Organized through division of the
Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the eastern part of the state of Louisiana. The see city is New Orleans.
History
Christ Church, New Orleans, (now the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Louisiana) ...
in 1979, it had (as of 2006) 48
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
es, 11,603 active baptized members, and an average Sunday attendance of 4,015. The diocese and its parishes sponsor nine
parochial schools and preschools. The diocese is part of
Province VII.
There have been four bishops of Western Louisiana:
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Willis R. Henton (1980–1990)
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Robert Jefferson Hargrove, Jr. (1990–2001)
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D. Bruce MacPherson (2002–2012)
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Jacob Wayne Owensby
Jacob Wayne Owensby (born October 1957) is the fourth and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana. He is also chancellor of the University of the South.
Biography
Owensby undertook studies at Emory University from where he g ...
(July 2012–present)
The diocesan
cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...
is St. Mark's, Shreveport; the diocesan offices are in the former parish hall of Mt. Olivet Chapel in
Pineville.
References
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External links
Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana website
Western Louisiana
Diocese of Western Louisiana
Christian organizations established in 1979
Province 7 of the Episcopal Church (United States)
1979 establishments in Louisiana
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