Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee

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Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee

Province	IV (Southeast)
Bishop	Don E. Johnson
Cathedral	St. Mary's Cathedral
Subdivisions	—
Congregations	34
Membership	11,000^[1]
Website	Diocese of West Tennessee

The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee is the diocese of the Episcopal Church that geographically coincides with the political region known as the Grand Division of West Tennessee. The geographic range of the Diocese of West Tennessee was originally part of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee, which was partitioned into three separate dioceses during 1982–1985. The Rt. Rev. Don E. Johnson is the current Bishop of West Tennessee.

The diocesan motto, Ubique Inter Flumina, means "everywhere between the rivers", referring to the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers, which bracket West Tennessee on two sides.

1 Bishop's seat
2 Parishes
3 Bishops of Tennessee before the creation of the Diocese of West Tennessee
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Bishop's seat

Displayed in the west transept of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, this stone is part of one of the columns of the balustrade that surrounded the ancient Pool of Bethesda. Brought from Jerusalem by Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, June 1, 1928.

St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop, is located in Memphis. St. Mary's was founded in 1858 and served as the see of the Diocese of Tennessee from 1871 until 1982, when it became the see of the newly formed Diocese of West Tennessee.

[edit] Parishes

There are currently more than 11,000 total baptized members worshiping in 34 Episcopal congregations in West Tennessee.

Bartlett

St. Elisabeth's Church [1]

Bolivar

St. James' Church

Brighton

Ravenscroft Chapel

Brownsville

Christ Church

Collierville

Church of the Holy Apostles [2]
St. Andrew's Church [3]

Cordova

Church of the Annunciation [4]

Covington

St. Matthew's Church

Dyersburg

St. Mary's Church

Germantown

Church of the Redeemer [5]
St. George's Church [6]

Humboldt

St. Thomas the Apostle

Jackson

St. Luke's Church [7]

La Grange

Immanuel Church

Mason

St. Paul's Church
Trinity Church

Memphis

All Saints' Church [8]
Barth House, St. Theodore’s Chapel (University of Memphis) [9]
Calvary Church [10]
Emmanuel Church
Church of the Good Shepherd [11] (1928 prayer book)
Grace-St. Luke's Church [12]
Church of the Holy Communion [13]
Holy Trinity Church [14]
Saint John's Church [15]
St. Joseph 's Church
St. Mary's Cathedral (Gailor Memorial)
St. Paul 's Church
St. Philip Church [16]

Millington

St. Anne's Church [17]

Paris

Grace Church [18]

Ripley

Immanuel Church

Somerville

St. Thomas' Church [19]

Union City

St. James’ Church

[edit] Bishops of Tennessee before the creation of the Diocese of West Tennessee

Rt. Rev. James Hervey Otey, First Bishop of Tennessee	Rt. Rev. Charles Quintard, Second Bishop of Tennessee	Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Gailor, Third Bishop of Tennessee, President of the National Council	Rt. Rev. Edmund Dandridge, Fourth Bishop of Tennessee
Rt. Rev. James Maxon, Fifth Bishop of Tennessee	Rt. Rev. Theodore Barth, Sixth Bishop of Tennessee	Rt. Rev. John Vander Horst, Seventh Bishop of Tennessee	Rt. Rev. William Sanders, Dean of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Eighth Bishop of Tennessee, First Bishop of East Tennessee

[edit] References

^ About Us. The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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