Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas

Coordinates: 38°50′21″N 97°36′43″W / 38.83917°N 97.61194°W / 38.83917; -97.61194
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Diocese of Western Kansas

Diœcesis Kansensis Occidentalis
Province VII
Statistics
Congregations24 (2021)
Members1,267 (2021)
Information
DenominationUnited States
EstablishedOctober 15, 1971
CathedralChrist Cathedral, Salina
Current leadership
BishopMark Cowell
Map
Location of the Diocese of Western Kansas
Location of the Diocese of Western Kansas
Website
http://www.diowks.org/

The Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas, created in 1971, is the

Province 7. Its cathedral, Christ Episcopal Cathedral, is in Salina. The diocesan offices are located in Hutchinson.[2]

Current bishop

Bishop Mark Cowell was consecrated as the sixth diocesan bishop of Western Kansas on 1 December 2018.[3]

List of bishops of Western Kansas

The bishops of Western Kansas have been:[2]

Missionary

Diocesan

  1. William Davidson, last missionary bishop (1966–1971), first diocesan bishop (1971–1980)
  2. John F. Ashby (1981–1995)
  3. Vernon E. Strickland (1995–2002)
  4. James M. Adams
    (2002–2010), resigned in January, 2010
  5. Michael Pierce Milliken (2011-2018)
  6. Mark Cowell
    (2018- )

See also

  • List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA

References

  1. ^ "Western Kansas, Diocese of". Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  2. ^ a b Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 406-407
  3. ^ "Mark Cowell consecrated bishop of Diocese of Western Kansas". Retrieved 2018-12-04.

External links

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