Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming

Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming

Diocese
name=Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming


province=Province VI
bishop=Bruce Caldwell
cathedral= St. Michael's Episcopal Cathedral, Laramie
congregations= ?
members=
website= [http://www.wydiocese.org/ Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming website]

The Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Wyoming, except for one congregation in western Wyoming which is included in the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho. It was established in 1887 and is in Province VI. Its cathedral, St. Michael's Episcopal Cathedral, [ [http://saintmatthews.qwestoffice.net/ St. Michael's Episcopal Cathedral website] ] is in Laramie. The diocesan offices are located in Casper (123 South Durbin, Casper WY 82601). [ [http://www.episcopalchurch.org/directory_18672_ENG_HTM.htm Episcopal Church online directory] ]

Current bishop

The Rt. Rev. Bruce Caldwell is the current bishop. He has an M.Div and a D.Div from General Theological Seminary in New York. [Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005, revised edition, New York: Church Publishing, p. 134]

List of bishops

The bishops of Wyoming have been: [Episcopal Church Annual, 2004, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 420]
# Ethelbert Talbot, 1887-1908;
# Nathaniel S. Thomas, 1909-1927;
# Elmer N. Schmuck, 1929-1936;
# Winifred H. Ziegler, 1936-1949;
# James W. Hunter, 1949-1969;
# David W. Thornberry, 1969-1977;
# Bob G. Jones, 1977-1996; and
# Bruce Caldwell, 1997-date

ee also

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

References

External links

* [http://www.episcopalchurch.org/directory_18672_ENG_HTM.htm Episcopal Church online directory]
* [http://www.wydiocese.org/ Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming website]
* [http://saintmatthews.qwestoffice.net/ St. Michael's Episcopal Cathedral website]


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