Episcopal Diocese of Montana
Diocese of Montana Diœcesis Montanensis | |
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Province VI | |
Headquarters | Helena, Montana |
Statistics | |
Congregations | 32 (2022) |
Members | 3,354 (2022) |
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Denomination | Episcopal Church |
Established | June 19, 1904 |
Cathedral | St Peter's Cathedral, Helena |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Martha Elizabeth Stebbins |
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Location of the Diocese of Montana | |
Website | |
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The Episcopal Diocese of Montana is the
Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Montana
.
It was established in 1904 and has 42 congregations in 26 counties of the state. It is in
Charles Franklin Brookhart, Jr., a previous bishop, holds a Master of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.[2]
List of bishops
The bishops of Montana have been:[3]
- missionary bishop(1866–1880)
- missionary bishop (1880–1904), first diocesan bishop (1904–1916)(1914–1916)
* William F. Faber, coadjutor - suffragan, 1920, coadjutor bishop, 1925 (VI Idaho, 1925–1926)
- Herbert H. H. Fox (1934–1939)
* Henry Hean Daniels, coadjutor bishop (1939) - Henry Hean Daniels (1939–1957)(1956)
* Chandler W. Sterling, coadjutor bishop - Chandler W. Sterling(1957–1968)
- Jackson Earle Gilliam (1968–1985)
- Charles Irving Jones III (1986–2001)
* Charles L. Keyser, assisting bishop (2001–2003) - C. Franklin Brookhart, Jr.(2003–2018)
- Martha Elizabeth Stebbins[4] (December 7, 2019-current)
See also
- List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA
References
- ^ "Episcopal Church online directory". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005, revised edition, New York: Church Publishing, p. 108
- ^ Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 273
- ^ "Meet the Bishop Elect - The Episcopal Diocese of Montana". Retrieved 2019-10-12.