Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana

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Diocese of Louisiana
Province IV
Statistics
Congregations	46 (2021)
Members	14,686 (2021)
Information
Denomination	Episcopal Church
Established	April 28, 1838
Cathedral	Christ Church Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Shannon Rogers Duckworth
Map
Location of the Diocese of Louisiana
Website
www.edola.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana is the

History

James B. Brown served as the ninth Bishop of Louisiana from 1976 until his retirement in 1998. Early in his episcopate, the Diocese, which then comprised the entire state of Louisiana was split. The western part of the state is now the Diocese of Western Louisiana. Brown chose to remain in the southeast part of the state and maintained his cathedra at Christ Church, New Orleans. These were challenging years in Louisiana; the decline of the petroleum-based economy, the rapidly changing demographics of the urban centers of the Diocese, and a rise in congregational parochialism were constant hardships. Despite these challenges, the Church in Louisiana moved ahead under Brown's leadership. New congregations were established as a Diocesan initiative at Mandeville, Harvey, and Baton Rouge. Venture in Mission proved a successful boost to the Church locally and internationally. He established the Diocesan College of Presbyters which continues even now as a means of fellowship, learning, and renewal for the clergy of the Diocese. Brown also founded the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center at Robert, Louisiana.

The episcopate of the tenth bishop of Louisiana, Charles Edward Jenkins III (1998-2010) came to be overshadowed by the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Exhausted by the emotional trauma of the disaster and its aftermath, Jenkins announced his wish to retire in December 2008 and retired in January 2010. On December 5, 2009, the Diocesan Convention elected Morris K. Thompson, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Lexington, Kentucky, as 11th Bishop of Louisiana.^[1] His episcopal ordination took place on May 8, 2010 with his seating in Christ Church Cathedral to follow on Ascension Day, Thursday May 13, 2010.^[2]

Bishops of Louisiana

References

External links

• Diocese of Louisiana Web site
• Christ Church Cathedral
• Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Louisiana