Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri

The Diocese of West Missouri, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over western Missouri. It is in Province 7 and its cathedral, Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, is in Kansas City, Missouri, as are the diocesan offices.[1]

Diocese of West Missouri
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince VII
Coordinates39°05′53″N 94°35′22″W
Statistics
Congregations47 (2020)
Members8,851 (2020)
Information
RiteEpiscopal
Established1889
CathedralGrace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, Missouri
Current leadership
BishopDiane Jardine Bruce
Map

Location of The Diocese of West Missouri
Website
diowestmo.org

Bishops of West Missouri
Name Dates
1st Edward Robert Atwill 1890–1911
2nd Sidney Catlin Partridge 1911–1930
3rd Robert Nelson Spencer 1930–1949
4th Edward Randolph Welles II 1950–1972
5th Arthur Anton Vogel 1973–1989
6th John Clark Buchanan 1989-1999 (Coadjutor Bishop, 1989)
7th Barry Robert Howe 1999-2011
8th Martin Scott Field 2011-2021

On Saturday, November 6th, 2021, the Convention of the Diocese meeting at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City elected Diane Jardine Bruce as Bishop Provisional. She took up residence in the Diocese and began her ministry on December 1st, 2021.[2]

Suffragan and Assisting Bishops
  • Robert R. Spears, Jr., Suffragan Bishop 1967-1970 (subsequently Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, 1970–1984)

See also

References
  1. Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 398-400
  2. "The Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce appointed Bishop Provisional of West Missouri". New Spirit. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-08.


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