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 | 47 (2020) |
| Members | 8,851 (2020) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Episcopal |
| Established | 1889 |
| Cathedral | Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, Missouri |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Diane Jardine Bruce |
| Map | |
 Location of The Diocese of West Missouri | |
| Website | |
| diowestmo.org | |
The 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[]
| Name | Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edward Robert Atwill | 1890–1911 |
| 2nd | Sidney Catlin Partridge | 1911–1930 |
| 3rd | Robert Nelson Spencer | 1930–1949 |
| 4th | Edward Randolph Welles II | 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 | 2011-2021 |
On Saturday, November 6th, 2021, the Convention of the Diocese meeting at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City elected Diane Jardine Bruce as Bishop Provisional. She took up residence in the Diocese and began her ministry on December 1st, 2021.[2]
Suffragan and Assisting Bishops[]
- Robert R. Spears, Jr., Suffragan Bishop 1967-1970 (subsequently Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, 1970–1984)
See also[]
- List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA
References[]
- ^ Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 398-400
- ^ "The Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce appointed Bishop Provisional of West Missouri". New Spirit. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
External links[]
- The Diocese of West Missouri website
- Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral website
- Official Web site of the Episcopal Church
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| Province III (Washington) | |
| Province IV (Sewanee) | |
| Province V (Midwest) | |
| Province VI (Northwest) | |
| Province VII (Southwest) | |
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| Province IX (Lat. Am., Carib.) | |
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