Diocese of Western Kansas | |
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.jpg) Christ Cathedral in Salina | |
 Diocesan Seal | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | The Kansas counties of Barber, Barton, Cheyenne, Clark, Cloud, Comanche, Decatur, Edwards, Ellis, Ellsworth, Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Harper, Haskell, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kearny, Kingman, Kiowa, Lane, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Meade, Mitchell, Morton, Ness, Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Pawnee, Phillips, Pratt, Rawlins, Reno, Republic, Rice, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Saline, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stanton, Stevens, St John, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, and Wichita |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province VII |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 21 (2024)[1] |
| Members | 1,168 (2023)[2] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | United States |
| Established | October 15, 1971 |
| Cathedral | Christ Cathedral, Salina |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Mark A. Cowell |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Western Kansas | |
| Website | |
| http://www.diowks.org/ | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas, created in 1971, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over western Kansas. It was formerly the Missionary District of Salina until 1960 and then the Missionary District of Western Kansas until 1971.[3] It is in Province 7. Its cathedral, Christ Episcopal Cathedral, is in Salina. The diocesan offices are located in Hutchinson.[4]
The diocese reported 1,378 members in 2018 and 1,168 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the 21 filing congregations of the diocese in 2024 was $864,476. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) was 399 persons.[5]
Current bishop
[edit]Bishop Mark Cowell was consecrated as the sixth diocesan bishop of Western Kansas on 1 December 2018.[6]
List of bishops of Western Kansas
[edit]The bishops of Western Kansas have been:[4]
Missionary
[edit]- Sheldon M. Griswold (1903–1917)
- John C. Sage (1918–1919)
- Robert H. Mize (1921–1938)
- Shirley Hall Nichols (1943–1955)
- Arnold M. Lewis (1956–1964)
- William Davidson, last missionary bishop (1966–1971), first diocesan bishop (1971–1980)
Diocesan
[edit]- William Davidson, last missionary bishop (1966–1971), first diocesan bishop (1971–1980)
- John F. Ashby (1981–1995)
- Vernon E. Strickland (1995–2002)
- James M. Adams (2002–2010), resigned in January, 2010
- Michael Pierce Milliken (2011-2018)
- Mark Cowell (2018- )
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Western Kansas, Diocese of". Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- ^ a b Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 406-407
- ^ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Mark Cowell consecrated bishop of Diocese of Western Kansas". Retrieved 2018-12-04.
External links
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