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]
Diocese of Western Kansas Diœcesis Kansensis Occidentalis | |
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.jpg) Christ Cathedral in Salina | |
 Diocesan Seal | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | The 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 | |
| Congregations | 24 (2021) |
| Members | 1,267 (2021) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | United States |
| Established | October 15, 1971 |
| Cathedral | Christ Cathedral, Salina |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Mark Cowell |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Western Kansas | |
| Website | |
| http://www.diowks.org/ | |
Current bishop
editBishop Mark Cowell was consecrated as the sixth diocesan bishop of Western Kansas on 1 December 2018.[3]
List of bishops of Western Kansas
editThe bishops of Western Kansas have been:[2]
Missionary
edit- Sheldon M. Griswold (1903–1917)
- John C. Sage (1918–1919)
- Robert H. Mize (1921–1938)
- Shirley Hall Nichols (1943–1955)
- Arnold M. Lewis (1956–1964)
- William Davidson, last missionary bishop (1966–1971), first diocesan bishop (1971–1980)
Diocesan
edit- William Davidson, last missionary bishop (1966–1971), first diocesan bishop (1971–1980)
- John F. Ashby (1981–1995)
- Vernon E. Strickland (1995–2002)
- James M. Adams (2002–2010), resigned in January, 2010
- Michael Pierce Milliken (2011-2018)
- Mark Cowell (2018- )
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Western Kansas, Diocese of". Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- ^ a b Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 406-407
- ^ "Mark Cowell consecrated bishop of Diocese of Western Kansas". Retrieved 2018-12-04.
External links
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