The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio is the

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of the

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with jurisdiction over 40 counties in southern

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. It is one of 15 dioceses that make up the Province of the Midwest (Province 5). The offices of the Bishop of Southern Ohio and the

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, Christ Church Cathedral, are both located in downtown

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History

The Diocese of Southern Ohio was created from the Diocese of Ohio in 1875. The diocese's original cathedral,

St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral, Cincinnati The St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral (1852) was located on the southeast corner of Seventh and Plum Streets, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The church was across from the Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral and next to the Plum Street Temple. The original St. Paul ...

, was located in downtown Cincinnati but was demolished in 1937 due to structural problems. Thomas A. Jaggar became the first bishop in 1875. The see is currently vacant following the retirement of Thomas E. Breidenthal on November 29, 2020. Bishop Wayne Smith of Missouri was elected as the Provisional Bishop on July 17, 2021.

List of churches and religious communities

Cincinnati area parishes *All Saints Episcopal Church, Pleasant Ridge *Ascension & Holy Trinity, Wyoming * Calvary Church, Clifton, Cincinnati *Christ Church, Glendale * Christ Church Cathedral, Downtown, Cincinnati * Church of Our Saviour, Mount Auburn, Cincinnati *Church of The Advent, East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati *Church of The Ascension, Middletown *Church of The Good Samaritan, Amelia *Church of The Redeemer, Hyde Park, Cincinnati *Grace Episcopal Church, College Hill *Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Kenwood *Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Oxford *Indian Hill Episcopal Church, Indian Hill (joint Presbyterian parish) *St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Evanston, Cincinnati *St. Anne's Episcopal Church, West Chester *St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Montgomery *St. James Episcopal Church, Westwood, Cincinnati *St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, Lebanon *St. Simon of Cyrene Episcopal Church, Lincoln Heights *St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Terrace Park *St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Anderson Township *Trinity Episcopal Church, Hamilton Columbus area parishes *All Saints Episcopal Church, New Albany *Church of St Edward, Whitehall *St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Bexley *St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Pickerington *St. James Episcopal Church, Clintonville *St. John's Episcopal Church, Franklinton *St. John's Episcopal Church, Lancaster * St. John's Episcopal Church, Worthington * St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Granville *St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Upper Arlington *St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Westerville *St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, Dublin *St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Logan *St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Delaware *St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Columbus *St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Columbus * Trinity Episcopal Church, Columbus *Trinity Episcopal Church, London *Trinity Episcopal Church, Newark Dayton area parishes *Christ Episcopal Church, Dayton *Christ Episcopal Church, Springfield *Christ Episcopal Church, Xenia * Church of Our Savior, Mechanicsburg *Church of The Epiphany, Urbana *St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, Fairborn *St. Francis Episcopal Church, Springboro *St. George's Episcopal Church, Dayton *St. James Episcopal Church, Piqua *St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Trotwood *St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Dayton *St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Waynesville *St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Dayton *St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Greenville *Trinity Episcopal Church, Troy Eastern area *Church of The Epiphany, Nelsonville *Church of The Good Shepherd, Athens *Grace Episcopal Church, Pomeroy * St. James Episcopal Church, Zanesville *St. John's Episcopal Church, Cambridge *St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Marietta *St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Gallipolis * Trinity Episcopal Church, McArthur Central area * All Saints Episcopal Church, Portsmouth *Christ Episcopal Church, Ironton *St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Washington Courthouse * St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Hillsboro *St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chillicothe * St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Circleville Missions *

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, Motherhouse, Glendale * Procter Center

List of bishops

The bishops of Southern Ohio have been: Diocesan bishops # Thomas Augustus Jaggar, (1875–1904) # Boyd Vincent, (1904–1929) # Theodore I. Reese, (1929–1931)"Religion: Again, Bishop Jones"
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'', November 11, 1929. # Henry Wise Hobson, (1931–1959) # Roger Blanchard, (1959–1970) # John McGill Krumm, (1971–1980) # William Black, (1980–1992) # Herbert Thompson Jr., (1992–2005), deceased 2006 # Thomas E. Breidenthal, (2007–2020) Other bishops * Boyd Vincent,

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(1889) * Theodore I. Reese, coadjutor bishop (1913) * Paul Jones, acting bishop (1929) * Henry Wise Hobson, coadjutor bishop (1930) * Roger W. Blanchard, coadjutor bishop (1958) * William Black, coadjutor bishop (1979) * Kenneth Lester Price Jr.,

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(1994-2012), interim bishop (2005-2007),

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(2015-present) *

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, assisting bishop (2010–present) * Wendell N. Gibbs, Jr., assisting bishop (2021 - present) * Wayne Smith, bishop provisional (2021–present)

References

External links

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Website of Christ Church CathedralWebsite of the Episcopal Church
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Journal of the Annual Convention, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio
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History

List of churches and religious communities

List of bishops

See also

References

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