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Initially the position of Presiding Bishop rotated geographically. After 1795 the Presiding Bishop was the senior bishop in order of consecration. Starting in 1926, the office became elective, the Presiding Bishop being chosen at General Convention by vote by all bishops, and approved by the House of Deputies. The office now has a nine-year term.
The number references the sequence of consecration. Two capital letters before their number identify bishops consecrated for missionary work outside of the United States. "Diocese" refers to the diocese for which the individual was ordained. Note, this does not mean it was the only diocese that bishop presided over.
The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts is one of the nine original Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States, officially organized in 1784, five years before the Episcopal Church itself, its first bishop was consecrated in 1797.
Pages in category "Presiding Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Episcopal Divinity School was located in the diocese from its formation in 1974 until moving to New York City in 2017. Many of the diocese's clergy are alumni of EDS. List of Bishops in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts; The diocesan offices are located at 138 Tremont Street, adjacent to the Cathedral Church of St. Paul.