Congregations 35 (2014) Phone +1 406-442-2230 Cathedral St. Peter's Cathedral | Rite Episcopal Number of members 4,496 | |
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Address 515 N Park Ave, Helena, MT 59601, USA Ecclesiastical province Province 6 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America Bishops C. Franklin Brookhart, Jr., Carol Joy W.T. Gallagher | ||
The Episcopal Diocese of Montana is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Montana. It was established in 1904 and has 42 congregations in 26 counties of the state. It is in Province 6 and its cathedral, St. Peter's Cathedral, is in Helena, as are the diocesan offices.
Charles Franklin Brookhart, Jr. is the current bishop. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.
List of bishops
The bishops of Montana have been:
- Daniel S. Tuttle, missionary bishop (1866–1880)
- Leigh R. Brewer, missionary bishop (1880–1904), first diocesan bishop (1904–1916)
* William F. Faber, coadjutor (1914–1916) - William F. Faber (1916–1934)
* Herbert H. H. Fox, suffragan, 1920, coadjutor bishop, 1925 (VI Idaho, 1925–1926) - Herbert H. H. Fox (1934–1939)
* Henry Hean Daniels, coadjutor bishop (1939) - Henry Hean Daniels (1939–1957)
* Chandler W. Sterling, coadjutor bishop (1956) - Chandler W. Sterling (1957–1968)
- Jackson Earle Gilliam (1968–1985)
- Charles Irving Jones III (1986–2001)
* Charles L. Keyser, assisting bishop (2001–2003) - C. Franklin Brookhart, Jr. (2003–present)
References
Episcopal Diocese of Montana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA