Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana

Diocese of Western Louisiana
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Province VII
Statistics
Congregations	45 (2014)
Members	9,095 (2014)
Information
Rite	Episcopal
Cathedral	St. Mark's Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	The Rt. Rev. Jacob Wayne Owensby
Map
Location of the Diocese of Western Louisiana
Website
www.diocesewla.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America whose territory comprises the western part of the state of Louisiana, including Shreveport.

Organization

Organized through division of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana in 1979, it had (as of 2006) 48 parishes, 11,603 active baptized members, and an average Sunday attendance of 4,015. The diocese and its parishes sponsor nine parochial schools and preschools. The diocese is part of Province VII.

There have been four bishops of Western Louisiana:

• Willis R. Henton (1979 – 1988)
• Robert Jefferson Hargrove, Jr. (1990–2001)
• D. Bruce MacPherson (2002 – 2012)
• Jacob Wayne Owensby (July 2012 – present)

The diocesan cathedral is St. Mark's, Shreveport; the diocesan offices are in the former parish hall of Mt. Olivet Chapel in Pineville.

References

• "Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana: About the Diocese". Retrieved 2008-04-25. 
• "Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana: Diocesan Staff". Retrieved 2008-04-25. 
• "Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana: Episcopal Schools in the Diocese". Retrieved 2008-04-25. 
• "Table of Statistics of the Episcopal Church From 2006 Parochial Reports (the "red book")" (PDF). ECUSA Office of Research and Statistics. Retrieved 2008-04-25. 
• "Virtue Online : Conservative Bishops Not Leaving The Episcopal Church". Retrieved 2012-11-26. 

External links

• Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana website

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