Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota

Diocese
name=Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota


province=Province VI
bishop=Michael G. Smith
cathedral= Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral, Fargo
congregations= 23
members=
website= [http://www.episcopal-nd.org/ Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota website]

The Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of North Dakota plus Clay County, Minnesota. It has 22 congregations in North Dakota and one in Clay County. It is in Province VI and its cathedral, Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral, is in Fargo, as are the diocesan offices. [ [http://www.episcopalchurch.org/directory_18678_ENG_HTM.htm Episcopal Church online directory] ]

The Rt. Rev. Michael G. Smith, is the current bishop. He is an enrolled member of the Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma and is a graduate of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. [ [http://www.episcopal-nd.org/index.php?action=page_manager_view_single&page_id=4 Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota bishop's page] ]

List of bishops

The bishops of the diocese have been: [Episcopal Church Annual, 2004, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 300]
* 1. William D. Walker, 1883-1896;
* 2. Samuel C. Edsall, 1899-1901;
* 3. Cameron Mann, 1901-1913;
* 4. John P. Tyler, 1914-1931;
* 5. Frederick D. Bartlett, 1931-1935;
* 6. Douglas H. Atwill, 1937-1951;
* 7. Richard R, Emery, 1951-1964;
* 8. George T. Masuda, 1965-1979;
* 9. Harold A. Hopkins, Jr., 1980-1988;
*10. Andrew H. Fairfield, 1989-2003; and
*11. Michael G. Smith, 2004 to date

ee also

* Succession of Bishops of The Episcopal Church (U.S.)

References

Further reading

*"God giveth the increase; the history of the Episcopal Church in North Dakota", Robert P Wilkins and Wynona H Wilkins

External links

* [http://www.episcopal-nd.org/ Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota website]
* [http://www.episcopal-nd.org/index.php?action=page_manager_view_single&page_id=16 Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota history]
* [http://www.gethsemanecathedral.org/ Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral website]