Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri
| Diocese of West Missouri | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province VII |
| Coordinates | 39°05′53″N 94°35′22″W / 39.09800°N 94.58941°WCoordinates: 39°05′53″N 94°35′22″W / 39.09800°N 94.58941°W |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 49 (2014) |
| Members | 10,099 (2014) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Episcopal |
| Cathedral | Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, Missouri |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Martin S. Field |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of West Missouri | |
| Website | |
| diowestmo.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over western Missouri. It is in Province 7 and its cathedral, Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, is in Kansas City, Missouri, as are the diocesan offices.[1]
Bishops of West Missouri
| Honorific & Name | Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edward Robert Atwill | 1890–1911 |
| 2nd | Sidney Catlin Partridge | 1911–1930 |
| 3rd | Robert Nelson Spencer | 1930–1949 |
| 4th | Edward Randolph Welles | 1950–1972 |
| 5th | Arthur Anton Vogel | 1973–1989 |
| 6th | John Clark Buchanan | 1989-1999 (Coadjutor Bishop, 1989) |
| 7th | Barry Robert Howe | 1999-2011 |
| 8th | Martin Scott Field | 2011- |
Martin Field was consecrated and installed as the 8th Bishop of West Missouri on Saturday, March 5, 2011, by Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop.
Suffragan and Assisting Bishops
- Robert R. Spears, Jr., Suffragan Bishop 1967-1970 (subsequently Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, 1970–1984)
See also
References
- ↑ Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 398-400
External links
- Diocese of West Missouri website
- Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral website
- Official Web site of the Episcopal Church
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