Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas

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Diocese of Western Kansas

Diœcesis Kansensis Occidentalis
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Christ Cathedral in Salina
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Diocesan Seal
Location
Country United States
TerritoryThe Kansas counties of Barber, Barton, Cheyenne, Clark, Cloud, Comanche, Decatur, Edwards, Ellis, Ellsworth, Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Harper, Haskell, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kearny, Kingman, Kiowa, Lane, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Meade, Mitchell, Morton, Ness, Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Pawnee, Phillips, Pratt, Rawlins, Reno, Republic, Rice, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Saline, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stanton, Stevens, St John, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, and Wichita
Ecclesiastical province Province VII
Statistics
Congregations24 (2021)
Members1,267 (2021)
Information
Denomination United States
EstablishedOctober 15, 1971
Cathedral Christ Cathedral, Salina
Current leadership
BishopMark Cowell
Map
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Location of the Diocese of Western Kansas
Website
http://www.diowks.org/

The Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas, created in 1971, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over western Kansas. It was formerly the Missionary District of Salina until 1960 and then the Missionary District of Western Kansas until 1971. [1] It is in Province 7. Its cathedral, Christ Episcopal Cathedral, is in Salina. The diocesan offices are located in Hutchinson. [2]

Contents

Current bishop

Bishop Mark Cowell was consecrated as the sixth diocesan bishop of Western Kansas on 1 December 2018. [3]

List of bishops of Western Kansas

The bishops of Western Kansas have been: [2]

Missionary

Diocesan

  1. William Davidson, last missionary bishop (1966–1971), first diocesan bishop (1971–1980)
  2. John F. Ashby (1981–1995)
  3. Vernon E. Strickland (1995–2002)
  4. James M. Adams (2002–2010), resigned in January, 2010
  5. Michael Pierce Milliken (2011-2018)
  6. Mark Cowell (2018- )

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References

  1. "Western Kansas, Diocese of". Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  2. 1 2 Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 406-407
  3. "Mark Cowell consecrated bishop of Diocese of Western Kansas" . Retrieved 2018-12-04.

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