Episcopal Diocese of Montana

Episcopal Diocese of Montana

Diocese
name=Episcopal Diocese of Montana


province=Province VI
bishop=C. Franklin Brookhart
cathedral= St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, Helena
congregations= 42
members=
website= [http://mtepiscopal.homestead.com/ Episcopal Diocese of Montana website]

The Episcopal Diocese of Montana is the diocese of 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 Province 6 and its cathedral, St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, is in Helena, as are the diocesan offices. [ [http://www.episcopalchurch.org/directory_18678_ENG_HTM.htm Episcopal Church online directory] ]

The Right Reverend C. Franklin Brookhart is the current bishop. He has a master's in divinity from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and a doctorate from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. [Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005, revised edition, New York: Church Publishing, p. 108]

List of bishops

The bishops of Montana have been: [Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 273]
# Daniel S. Tuttle, missionary bishop (1866 - 1880)
# Leigh R. Brewer, missionary bishop (1880 - 1904), first diocesan bishop (1904 - 1916)
* William F. Faber, coadjutor (1914 - 1916)
# William F. Faber (1916 - 1934)
* Herbert H. H. Fox, suffragan, 1920, coadjutor bishop, 1925 (VI Idaho, 1925 - 1926)
# Herbert H. H. Fox (1934 - 1939}
* Henry H. Daniels, coadjutor bishop (1939)
# Henry H. Daniels (1939 - 1957)
* Chandler W. Sterling, coadjutor bishop (1956)
# Chandler W. Sterling (1957 - 1968)
# Jackson E. Gilliam (1968 - 1985)
# Charles I. "Ci" Jones (1986 - 2001)
* Charles L. Keyser, assisting bishop (2001 - 2003)
# C. Franklin Brookhart, Jr. (2003 - present

ee also

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

References

External links

* [http://mtepiscopal.homestead.com/ Episcopal Diocese of Montana website]
* [http://www.stpeterscathedral.net/ St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, Helena]
* [http://www.episcopalchurch.org Official Web site of the Episcopal Church]


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