Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas
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Diocese of Arkansas Diœcesis Arkansiana | |
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Province VII | |
Statistics | |
Congregations | 54 (2021) |
Members | 13,056 (2021) |
Information | |
Denomination | Episcopal Church |
Established | April 24, 1871 |
Cathedral | Trinity Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | John T. W. Harmon |
Map | |
![]() Location of the Diocese of Arkansas | |
Website | |
episcopalarkansas.org |
The Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas is part of the
Little Rock. The seat of the Bishop of Arkansas is Trinity Cathedral
, Little Rock.
Missionary bishops over Arkansas | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1838 | 1841 | Leonidas Polk, Missionary Bishop for the Southwest | Consecrated at Christ Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 9, 1838. |
1841 | c. 1844 | James Hervey Otey, Bishop of Tennessee | As Missionary bishop to Arkansas, Mississippi and the Indian Territory. |
1844 | 1858 | George W. Freeman, Missionary Bishop of Arkansas | Consecrated at Christ Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 9, 1838. |
1858 | 1859 | James Hervey Otey, Bishop of Tennessee | Provisional bishop. |
1859 | 1869 | Henry C. Lay, Missionary Bishop of Arkansas | Missionary bishop. |
Bishops of Arkansas | |||
1870 | 1899 | Henry Niles Pierce | Missionary bishop and first diocesan bishop (October 19, 1820, Pawtucket, Rhode Island – September 5, 1899, Fayetteville, AR); died in office. |
1899 | 1912 | William Montgomery Brown | Coadjutor 1897–1899; Diocesan 1899–1912. Tried for heresy in 1924–1925. |
1912 | 1931 | James Ridout Winchester | Coadjutor 1911–12; Diocesan 1912–31. (March 15, 1852, Annapolis, MD – October 27, 1941, Chicago, IL) |
Edward Thomas Demby, suffragan bishop (1918-1939) | (February 13, 1869, Cleveland, OH )
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1935 | 1938 | Edwin Warren Saphore | Suffragan 1917–35; Diocesan 1935–37. (Died May 22, 1944, Syracuse, NY, aged 89) |
1938 | 1956 | Richard Bland Mitchell
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Known as Bland. |
1956 | 1970 | Robert R. Brown | Coadjutor 1955–56; Diocesan 1956–70. (June 16, 1910, Garden City, KS – February 5, 1994, Little Rock, AR) |
1970 | 1981 | Christoph Keller, Jr.
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Coadjutor 1967–70; Diocesan 1970–81. (December 22, 1915, Bay City, MI – May 19, 1995, Alexandria, LA) |
1981 | 1993 | Herbert A. Donovan, Jr.[N 1]
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Herbert Alcorn "Herb" Donovan, Junior (born July 14, 1931); consecrated 1980; now a retired Assisting Bishop in New York. |
1994 | 2007 | Larry Maze[N 1] | (born September 13, 1943) |
2007 | 2024 | Larry R. Benfield[N 1] | Elected 11 November 2006. |
2024 | present | John T. W. Harmon | Elected 19 August 2023.[1] |
Notes
References
- ^ "Bishop Consecration". The Episcopal Church in Arkansas. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
External links
- Official website
- ECUSA Province Directory
- Province VII website
- Journal of the Proceedings of the Annual Council of the Diocese of Arkansas at the Online Books Page
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