Episcopal Diocese of Nevada

The Episcopal Diocese of Nevada is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the USA comprising the entire State of Nevada. The tenth and current bishop of the Diocese is Dan Thomas Edwards, ordained bishop on 5 January 2008.[1]

Diocese of Nevada
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Province VIII
Headquarters	Las Vegas, Nevada
Coordinates	36°01′03″N 115°07′02″W
Statistics
Congregations	29 (2020)
Members	4,760 (2020)
Information
Rite	Episcopal
Established	1971 (1971)
Cathedral	Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop-Elect	The Rev. Elizabeth Bonforte Gardner
Map
Location of the Diocese of Nevada
Website
www.episcopalnevada.org

The cathedral in this diocese is Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, and is located in Reno. It was designated in December 2016.

In 1971, Nevada achieved separate diocesan status. Under the leadership of diocesan bishop Wesley Frensdorff, who served from 1972 to 1985, Nevada became a leader in the concept of Total Ministry, the "ministry of all the baptized," in which laity and clergy have a more equal share in ministry.[2]

The ninth bishop of Nevada, the Right Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, was elected the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church at the 2006 General Convention, becoming the first female primate in the Anglican Communion.

The Diocese works to be faithfully engaged in civic society with people of all faiths through Nevadans for the Common Good, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, the Nevada Faith and Justice Alliance, Communities in Schools, All Our Children, Bread for the World and other groups working for justice and mercy.

In April 2019, the Reverend Jim Waggoner was appointed as assisting bishop of the diocese.

In October 2021, the Reverend Elizabeth Bonforte Gardner was elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada.

On March 5, 2022, at a ceremony held at Christ Episcopal Church in Las vegas, Gardner was consecrated by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.[3]