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The Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, created in 1864, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over eastern Kansas. It is in Province 7 and its cathedral, Grace Cathedral, is in Topeka, as are the diocesan offices.[1]
[edit] Current bishop
The Rt. Rev. Dean E. Wolfe is the ninth and current bishop of Kansas. He has a master's in divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary and a doctorate in ministry from The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.[2]
[edit] List of bishops
The bishops of Kansas have been:[3][4]
- Thomas Vail,(1883 - 1864)
* Elisha Smith Thomas, coadjutor bishop (1887
- Elisha Smith Thomas, (1889 - 1895)
- Frank Millspaugh, (1895 - 1916)
* Janes Wise, coadjutor bishop (1916 1922)
- Janes Wise, (1916 - 1939)
* Goodrich R. Fenner, coadjutor bishop (1937
- Goodrich R. Fenner, 1939-1959(1939 - 1959)
*Edward C. Turner, coadjutor bishop (1956
- Edward C. Turner, (1959 - 1981)
- Richard Grein, (1981 - 1988)
- William E. Smalley, (1989 - 2003)
*Dean E. Wolfe, coadjutor bishop (2003
- Dean E. Wolfe (2004 - present
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 220-221
- ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005, revised edition, New York: Church Publishing, p.1016.
- ^ Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 301
- ^ Diocese of Kansas history
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