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The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over 54 counties in eastern Missouri. It has 42 congregations and is in Province 5. Its cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, is in St. Louis, as are the diocesan offices. [1] The current bishop is Deon K. Johnson.
Deon Kevin Johnson is the eleventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri.He was elected on November 23, 2019, and was consecrated and installed on June 13, 2020. His ordination and consecration was originally scheduled for April 25, 2020, but the coronavirus forced a postponement of the event.
Christ Church Cathedral is the Episcopal cathedral for the Diocese of Missouri. It is located at 1210 Locust Street in St. Louis, Missouri. The dean of the cathedral is the Very Reverend Kathie Adams-Shepherd. Adams-Shepherd is also the first female dean of this cathedral.
He previously served as the 10th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri from 2002 to his retirement in 2020. He was succeeded by the 11th bishop, the Rt. Rev. Deon K. Johnson, on June 13, 2020. He also served as Bishop Provisional for Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio from 2021 to 2024. Smith was born in Abilene, Texas.
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 ...
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral was under the bishops of the Diocese of Missouri from 1844 to 1890 and the Diocese of West Missouri thereafter. The rectors of Grace Church (1870–1911): The Rev. Franklin Reeve Haff (1821–1906), from December 1870 to September 1871; The Rev. Algernon Batte (1830–1907), from January 1872 to June 1874
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On December 7, 1974, Jones was elected Bishop of Missouri during a special diocesan convention held at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis. [6] He was consecrated on May 3, 1975, by Presiding Bishop John Allin. [7] Bishop Jones was the first Bishop of Missouri to ordain a woman to the priesthood in 1976.