Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas
Diocese of Arkansas | |
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Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock | |
Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Province VII |
Statistics | |
Congregations | 56 (2014) |
Members | 13,877 (2014) |
Information | |
Rite | Episcopal |
Cathedral | Trinity Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | The Rt. Rev. Larry R. Benfield |
Map | |
Location of the Diocese of Arkansas | |
Website | |
episcopalarkansas.org |
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.
Missionary bishops over Arkansas | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1838 | 1841 | Leonidas Polk, Missionary Bishop for the Southwest | Consecrated at Christ Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 9, 1838. |
1841 | c. 1844 | James Hervey Otey, Bishop of Tennessee | As Missionary bishop to Arkansas, Mississippi and the Indian Territory. |
1844 | 1859? | George W. Freeman, Missionary Bishop of Arkansas | Consecrated at Christ Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 9, 1838. |
1859 | ? | Henry C. Lay, Missionary Bishop of Arkansas | Became diocesan bishop. |
Bishops of Arkansas | |||
? | 1870 | Henry C. Lay | Missionary Bishop since 1859; translated to Easton. |
1870 | 1899 | Henry Niles Pierce | (October 19, 1820, Pawtucket, Rhode Island – September 5, 1899, Fayetteville, AR); died in office. |
1899 | 1911 | William Montgomery Brown | Tried for heresy in 1924–1925. |
1911 | 1932? | James Ridout Winchester | James Ridout Winchester (March 15, 1852, Annapolis, MD – October 27, 1941, Chicago, IL) |
Cons. 1918 | ? | Edward Thomas Demby, suffragan bishop | (February 13, 1869, Wilmington, DE – October 14, 1957, Cleveland, OH) |
1932? | 1938? | Edwin Warren Saphore | (died May 22, 1944, Syracuse, NY, aged 89); suffragan bishop since 1917. |
El. 1938 | Ret. 1956 | Richard Bland Mitchell | Known as Bland. |
1956? | ? | Robert R. Brown | Robert Raymond Brown (June 16, 1910, Garden City, KS – February 5, 1994, Little Rock, AR); consecrated 1955. |
Cons. 1967 | 1981 | Christoph Keller, Jr. | (December 22, 1915, Bay City, MI – May 19, 1995, Alexandria, LA) |
1981? | 1993 | Herbert A. Donovan, Jr.[N 1] | Herbert Alcorn "Herb" Donovan, Junior (born July 14, 1931); consecrated 1980; now a retired Assisting Bishop in New York. |
1994 | ? | Larry Maze[N 1] | Larry Earl Maze (born September 13, 1943); remains in the diocese as a retired assistant bishop. |
2007 | present | Larry R. Benfield[N 1] | Elected 11 November 2006. |
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External links
- Official website
- Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas on Twitter
- ECUSA Province Directory
- Province VII website
- Journal of the Proceedings of the Annual Council of the Diocese of Arkansas at the Online Books Page
Coordinates: 34°43′58″N 92°16′33″W / 34.732767°N 92.275938°W
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