Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
Diocese of Mississippi Diœcesis Mississippiensis Diócesis de Misisipi | |
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Province IV | |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 82 (2021) |
| Members | 17,648 (2021) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | May 17, 1826 |
| Cathedral | St Andrew's Cathedral |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Brian R. Seage |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Mississippi | |
| Website | |
| www.dioms.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, created in 1826,
Episcopalians in Mississippi have, since the mid-20th century, been by and large progressive in their views about race, culture, and other social issues affecting the state and nation; their views on economics and politics, though, are more mixed, as is usually the case elsewhere. The Episcopal Church in Mississippi has usually tolerated freedom of belief and differing types of ritual practice (e.g.,
As of 2013 the Diocese of Mississippi had 18,741 members, down from 20,925 in 2003, a decline of approximately 10 percent.[3]
Current bishop
Brian R. Seage was elected on May 3, 2014, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Jackson, and received the required consents from a majority of bishops and standing committees of the Episcopal Church. He succeeded Duncan M. Gray III as the bishop of Mississippi, becoming the 10th, when Gray retired in February 2015. Seage announced plans to resign and join his wife in California effective summer 2024.
List of bishops
The bishops of Mississippi have been:[4]
- bishop coadjutor1883
- Hugh Miller Thompson (1887–1902)
- bishop coadjutor1919
- William Mercer Green (grandson) (1938–1942)
- bishop coadjutor1961
- bishop coadjutor1974
- bishop coadjutor1991
- Alfred C. Marble Jr. (1993–2003)
- Duncan Montgomery Gray III (2003–2015)
- Brian R. Seage (2015–present)
- Dorothy Sanders Wells (bishop-elect) 2024
See also
- List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA
- Chapel of the Cross
- St. Alban's Episcopal Church (Bovina, Mississippi)
References
- ^ See "About Us", Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi website, http://www.dioms.org/digital_faith/dfcfiles/850520 Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 264-265
- ^ "Episcopal Church membership stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- ^ Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 264
External links
- Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi website
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral website
- Official Web site of the Episcopal Church
- Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Mississippi
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