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Province 6 Of The Episcopal Church (United States)
Province 6 (VI), also called the Province of the Northwest, is one of nine ecclesiastical provinces making up the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It is composed of eight dioceses, one for each of the eight states of Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s .... (The boundaries of some dioceses are slightly different from the corresponding states, however.) Bishop Brian Prior of the Diocese of Minnesota serves as President and Lelanda Lee of the Diocese of Colorado serves as Vice President. Dioceses of Province VI * Diocese of Colorado * Diocese of Iowa * Diocese of Minnesota * Diocese of Montana * Diocese of Nebraska * Diocese of North Dakota * Diocese of South Dakota * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Prior
Brian Norman Prior (born October 16, 1959) is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church currently serving as the assisting bishop in the Diocese of Alabama. Education Prior was raised in Prosser, Washington and graduated from Whitworth University in Spokane. In 1987, he received his Master of Divinity from Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California. He received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Church Divinity School of the Pacific in October 2014."Meet Brian N. Prior, IX Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota." Episcopal Church in Minnesota. 1 Jan. 2015. Web. 1 Apr. 2015/ref> Life Prior's first position was Associate Priest of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Spokane. From there he worked as the Director of Education and Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, Diocese of Spokane and also was Executive Director of Camp Cross, a church-run camp on the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene. Prior founded the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of Wyoming
The Episcopal Church in Wyoming is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Wyoming, except for one congregation in western Wyoming which is included in the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho. It was established in 1887 and is in Province VI. Its cathedral, St Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral is in Laramie while the diocesan offices are in Casper. Paul-Gordon Chandler is the 10th Bishop of Wyoming. His consecration was held on February 13, 2021 in Laramie, Wyoming. He succeeded John Sheridan Smylie. Missionary Bishops The Missionary District of Idaho and Wyoming was created by the General Convention of October 1886. The first missionary bishop, whom the Diocese of Wyoming counts as its first diocesan bishop, was Ethelbert Talbot, a pioneering bishop who went on to become Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania (subsequently the Diocese of Bethlehem) and Presiding Bishop from 1924-1926. From 1898-1909 the Ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of South Dakota
The Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota is a diocese of the Episcopal Church with jurisdiction over the state of South Dakota. History The diocese was created in 1871 at the Missionary District of Niobrara. It adopted the name Missionary District of South Dakota in 1884. William Hobart Hare was consecrated as Missionary Bishop in 1873, and full Bishop and the district concentrated its efforts on Native Americans.Diocesan Bishops The original boundaries of the district "covered a territory north of the and west of the , all the way to the Rockies." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of North Dakota
The Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of North Dakota plus Clay County, Minnesota. It has 19 congregations in North Dakota and one in Moorhead, Minnesota. It is in Province VI and its cathedral, Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral, is in Fargo, as are the diocesan offices. The most recent diocesan bishop, Michael G. Smith, retired on May 1, 2019, and was subsequently named an assisting bishop in the Diocese of Dallas. He is an enrolled member of the Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma and is a graduate of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. In August 2019, Keith Whitmore, a retired Bishop of Eau Claire, was named assisting bishop in North Dakota. In February 2021, Thomas C. Ely, a retired Bishop of Vermont, was elected bishop provisional. List of bishops The bishops of the diocese have been: # William D. Walker, 1883–1896 # Samuel Cook Edsall, 1899–1901 # Cameron D. Mann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 diocese's offices. As of 2019, the diocese contains 52 congregations and 7,096 members. Average Sunday attendance is approximately 2,418 across the diocese. Bishops # Robert Harper Clarkson (1865-1884) # George Worthington (1885-1908) # Arthur Llewllyn Williams (1908-1919) # Ernest Vincent Shayler (1919-1938) # Howard R. Brinker (1940-1962) # Russell T. Rauscher (1962-1972) # Robert P. Varley (1972-1975) # James D. Warner (1976-1989) # James E. Krotz (1989-2002) # Joe Goodwin Burnett (2003-2011) # Joseph Scott Barker (2011–present) Following the resignation of Joe G. Burnett, J. Scott Barker was consecrated as bishop in October 2011. His election was held during a special diocesan council meeting held at St. Mark's Pro-Cathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of Montana
The Episcopal Diocese of Montana is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Montana. It was established in 1904 and has 42 congregations in 26 counties of the state. It is in Province 6 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Province 6 and its cathedral, St. Peter's Cathedral (Helena, Montana), St. Peter's Cathedral, is in Helena, Montana, Helena, as are the diocesan offices. Charles Franklin Brookhart, Jr., a previous bishop, holds a Master of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. List of bishops The bishops of Montana have been: # Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, Daniel S. Tuttle, Missionary Bishop, missionary bishop (1866–1880) # Leigh R. Brewer, Missionary Bishop, missionary bishop (1880–1904), first diocesan bishop (1904–1916)* William F. Faber, coadjutor (1914–1916) # William F. Faber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of Iowa
The Episcopal Diocese of Iowa is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America which covers all of Iowa. It is in Province VI. Its offices are in Des Moines, and it has two cathedrals: the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Des Moines and Trinity Cathedral in Davenport. History The Episcopal Church in Iowa can trace its roots to 1836 when services were held occasionally in Dubuque by Richard F. Cadle. He was followed by E. G. Gear and J. Batchelder. Philander Chase, Bishop of Illinois, visited Scott County in the fall of 1837. The church started to develop across the state of Iowa. In July, 1853, Jackson Kemper, missionary bishop of the Northwest, invited clergy and representatives of all the congregations in the state to meet at Trinity Church in Muscatine. On Wednesday, August 17, Alfred Louderback, rector of Trinity Church, Davenport, was elected chairman in the bishop's absence. The constitutions and canons for the diocese were adopted and pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of Colorado
Episcopal may refer to: *Of or relating to a bishop, an overseer in the Christian church *Episcopate, the see of a bishop – a diocese *Episcopal Church (other), any church with "Episcopal" in its name ** Episcopal Church (United States), an affiliate of Anglicanism based in the United States *Episcopal conference, an official assembly of bishops in a territory of the Roman Catholic Church *Episcopal polity, the church united under the oversight of bishops *Episcopal see, the official seat of a bishop, often applied to the area over which he exercises authority *Historical episcopate, dioceses established according to apostolic succession See also * Episcopal High School (other) Episcopal High School is a common name for high schools affiliated with the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, including: * Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Virginia) * Episcopal High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) * Episcopal Hig ... * Pontifical (other)< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of Minnesota
The Episcopal Church in Minnesota, formerly known as the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America which has jurisdiction over all of Minnesota, 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 cathedrals: the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault and St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis. 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 was the first bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. Craig Loya is the current bishop. The Dioc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south. With a population of 576,851 in the 2020 United States census, Wyoming is the least populous state despite being the 10th largest by area, with the second-lowest population density after Alaska. The state capital and most populous city is Cheyenne, which had an estimated population of 63,957 in 2018. Wyoming's western half is covered mostly by the ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the eastern half of the state is high-elevation prairie called the High Plains. It is drier and windier than the rest of the country, being split between semi-arid and continental climates with greater temperature extremes. Almost half of the land in Wyoming is owned by the federal government, generally protected for public uses. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of several dioceses (or eparchies), one of them being the archdiocese (or archeparchy), headed by a metropolitan bishop or archbishop who has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over all other bishops of the province. In the Greco-Roman world, ''ecclesia'' ( grc, ἐκκλησία; la, ecclesia) was used to refer to a lawful assembly, or a called legislative body. As early as Pythagoras, the word took on the additional meaning of a community with shared beliefs. This is the meaning taken in the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures (the Septuagint), and later adopted by the Christian community to refer to the assembly of believers. In the history of Western world (sometimes more precisely as Greco-Roman world) adopted by the Roman Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
