Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas

Diocese
name=Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas


province=Province VIII
bishop= James M. Adams
cathedral= Christ Episcopal Cathedral, Salina
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website= [http://www.westernkansas.org/ Diocese of Western Kansas website]

The Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas, created in 1971, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over western Kansas. It was formerly the Episcopal Diocese of Salina and is in Province 7. Its cathedral, Christ Episcopal Cathedral, is in Salina, as are the diocesan offices. [Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 406-407]

Current bishop

The Rt. Rev. James M. Adams is the fourth and current bishop of Kansas. He has a master's in divinity and an honorary doctorate from General Theological Seminary in New York City. [Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005, revised edition, New York: Church Publishing, p.1016.]

List of bishops of Western Kansas

The bishops of Western Kansas have been: [Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 406-407]

Missionary

* Sheldon M. Griswold, (1903 - 1917),
* John C. Sage, (1918 - 1919),
* Robert H. Mize, (1921 - 1938),
* Shirley M. Nichols, (1943 - 1955),
* Arnold M. Lewis, (1956 - 1964),
* William Davidson, last missionary bishop (1966 - 1971), first diocesan bishop (1971 - 1980)

Diocesan

# William Davidson, last missionary bishop (1966 - 1971), first diocesan bishop (1971 - 1980)
# John F. Ashby, (1981 - 1995)
# Vernon E. Strickland, (1995 - 2002)
# James M. Adams, (2002 - present

ee also

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

References

External links

* [http://www.westernkansas.org/ Diocese of Western Kansas website]
* [http://www.christcathedral.net/ Christ Episcopal Cathedral website]
* [http://www.episcopalchurch.org Official Web site of the Episcopal Church]