Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee
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Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America located in the southern area of Wisconsin. It is in Province V (for the Midwest region). The Rt. Reverend Steven Miller is the bishop.
The see city is Milwaukee. Cathedral Church of All Saints, Milwaukee is the mother church.
The diocese was formed after Jackson Kemper was named the Episcopal Church's first missionary bishop and oversaw the church's mission to the Northwest Territories from 1835 to 1859. He became provisional bishop of Wisconsin from 1847 to 1854 and first bishop of the Diocese of Wisconsin from 1854 to 1870.
Nashotah House, in Nashotah, which is a seminary for the Episcopal Church, and St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, a private Episcopal military academy, are also located in the Diocese of Milwaukee. Camp Webb is the dioceses' summer camp located in Wautoma, Wisconsin. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Milwaukee is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Grace Church, Sheboygan of Sheboygan, Wisconsin is one of the Diocese's Churches.
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Episcopal Dioceses in Province V | |
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Chicago • Eastern Michigan • Eau Claire • Fond du Lac • Indianapolis • Michigan • Milwaukee • Missouri • Northern Indiana • Northern Michigan • Ohio • Quincy • Southern Ohio • Springfield • Western Michigan |
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Province I • Province II • Province III • Province IV • Province V • Province VI • Province VII • Province VIII • Province IX |