Episcopal Diocese of Long Island

Diocese
name=Episcopal Diocese of Long Island


province=Province II
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cathedral= Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City
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website= [http://www.dioceselongisland.org/ Episcopal Diocese of Long Island website]

The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the counties of
Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk, which comprise Long Island, New York.It is in Province 2 and its cathedral, the Cathedral of the Incarnation, is located in Garden City, as are its diocesan offices. [Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 225-230]

Current bishop

The Rt. Rev. Orris G. Walker, Jr., is the seventh and current bishop of Long Island. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from General Theological Seminary in New York City, a doctorate in ministry from Drew University, a master of arts degree from the University of Windsor, Ontario, an M.B.A. from the Graduate Theological Foundation in South Bend, Indiana and numerous honorary doctorates. [Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005, revised edition, New York: Church Publishing, p.606.]

List of bishops

The bishops of Long Island have been: [Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p.340]

# Abram N. Littlejohn, (1868 - 1901),
# Frederick Burgess, (1901 - 1925)
# Ernest M. Stires, (1925 - 1942)
* Frank W. Creighton, suffragan bishop (1933 - 1937), previously consecrated for the Anglican Church of Mexico (1926, later sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan
* John I. B. Larned, suffragan bishop (1929 1946)
# James P. DeWolfe, (1942 - 1966)
* Jonathan G. Sherman, suffragan bishop (1949 1965)
# Jonathan G. Sherman, (1966 - 1977)
* Charles W. MacLean, suffragan bishop (1963 1975)
* Richard B. Martin, suffragan bishop (1967 1974)
# Robert C. Witcher, (1977 - 1991)
* C. Shannon Mallory , assisting bishop (1979 1980)
* Henry B. Hucles, III, suffragan bishop (1981 1988)
* Orris G. Walker, Jr., coadjutor bishop (1988
# Orris G. Walker, Jr., (1991 - present
* Rodney R. Michel, suffragan bishop (1997, now assisting in the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia

Diocesan Search for Bishop Coadjutor

Diocesan Bishop Orris G. Walker Jr., 65, called for a coadjutor during the diocese's annual convention in November 2007. Walker, Long Island's seventh bishop, has served the diocese since January 1991. The Search Committee is now receiving Nominations for our next Bishop. Please use this Link (http://bishopforlongisland.org/) to read our profile and to download proper nomination form.

ee also

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

References

External links

* [http://www.dioceselongisland.org/ Episcopal Diocese of Long Island website]
* [http://www.dioceselongisland.org/cathedral/cathedral_worship.html Cathedral of the Incarnation website]
* [http://www.episcopalchurch.org Official Web site of the Episcopal Church]
* [http://bishopforlongisland.org/ Diocese of Long Island Bishop Coadjutor Search & Diocesan Profile]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=110058203985231383938.000450d81f917e73bcf7d&z=9 - Map of The Church in The Diocese of Long Island}