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The Episcopal Church (TEC) is governed by a General Convention and consists of 108 dioceses: 96 dioceses in the United States proper, plus ten dioceses in other countries or outlying U.S. territories, the diocese of Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, and a diocese for Armed Services and Federal Ministries.
The first Episcopal services in the Kansas Territory were conducted in 1837 by Bishop Jackson Kemper. In 1859 Bishop Kemper agreed to a convention, at which seven clergy and 11 laymen voted to form the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas. At that time the diocese was contiguous with the boundaries of the Kansas Territory.
On October 15, 1889, The 36th General Convention of the Episcopal Church approved the motion presented by the Diocese of Missouri and the Diocese of West Missouri was born. [ 2 ] The new diocese, originally known as the diocese of Kansas City, was given jurisdiction over 60 counties in the western part of the state covering 36,720 square miles ...
The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri was founded in 1841 by the Episcopal congregations that already existed in the state. In 1844, the diocese elected its first bishop, Cicero Hawks, who presided over five priests and nine congregations. He held the diocese together during the Civil War, increasing the reputation of the Episcopal Church in Missouri.
The Diocese of Chicago ranks among the twelve largest Episcopal dioceses in the United States, with 137 congregations, of which 36 are missions. However, in parallel with declining national memberships, the Diocese of Chicago has seen a decline in membership: 47,171 baptized members in 1994 , but only 42,667 in 1996 .
The cost for the new church was $20,000 ($270,000 in 2010). The first service was Easter Day 1923. 1931 - Bishop Spencer laid the cornerstone of the second church to be built at Wornall and Meyer that would seat 384. The brown stucco church was originally intended to last only 10–12 years, but ended up being the home of St. Andrew's for 20 years.
Missionary, Salina; I Western Kansas, Ohio (Assistant), Colorado (Assistant) 614 Albert W. Van Duzer: 461 459 486: 1966 VIII New Jersey: 615 William F. Gates Jr. 461 534 586: 1966 Tennessee (Suffragan) 616 William Paul Barnds: 461 458 589: 1966 Dallas (Suffragan) 617 Dean T. Stevenson: 461 438 518: 1966 VII Harrisburg/Central Pennsylvania ...
Diocese of Chicago may refer to: Catholic. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago; St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago; Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago; Orthodox. Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America ; Metropolis of Chicago (Patriarchate of Constantinople) Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest (cathedra in Chicago ...