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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 diocese to separate was that of Louisiana, whose bishop Leonidas Polk issued a proclamation on January 30, 1861, stating, "The State of Louisiana having, by a formal ordinance, through her Delegates in Convention assembled, withdrawn herself from all further connection with the United States of America, and constituted herself a ...
Edward Thomas Demby (February 13, 1869 – April 14, 1957) was an African-American bishop and author. Ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States and later a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Arkansas and the Southwest, Demby worked against racial discrimination and for interracial harmony, both within and outside of his church.
The Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas is part of the Episcopal Church in the United States and the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Diocese is organized into 56 congregations, with its diocesan office in Little Rock. The seat of the Bishop of Arkansas is Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock.
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Larry R. Benfield (born July 28, 1955) is the thirteenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas.. Benfield was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, on July 28, 1955.He studied at the University of Tennessee, graduating in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts in agricultural economics, and later a Master of Arts in Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1979.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a parish of the Episcopal Church located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in the Diocese of Arkansas.The congregation was established in 1866. The Rev. Mark Nabors has served as rector since August 2023.
There are two parallel systems of canon law within the church operating on a national level, governed by the General Convention, and on a diocesan level, with each diocesan convention empowered to create constitutions and canons. Diocesan constitutions do not require the approval of the General Convention.