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Diocese of the Great Lakes Diœcesis Lacuum Magnorum | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | The Western and northern two-thirds of the Eastern portions of Michigan excluding the area surrounding Detroit. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province V |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 98 (2022) |
| Members | 6,566 (2022) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | 2024 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Gladstone 'Skip' Adams (Assisting Bishop) |
| Map | |
 Location of the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes | |
| Website | |
| www.edwm.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes is the Episcopal diocese in the western half and northern two-thirds of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The diocese was founded in 2024 by the juncture of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan and the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. [1]
Bishops
Bishops of Western Michigan
- George D. Gillespie (1875–1909)
- John N. McCormick (1909–1937)
- Lewis Bliss Whittemore (1937–1953)
- Dudley B. McNeil (1953–1959)
- Charles E. Bennison Sr. (1960–1984)
- Howard Meeks (1984–1988)
- Edward L. Lee (1989–2002)
- Robert R. Gepert (2002–2013)
- Whayne M. Hougland, Jr. (2013–2021)
- Prince G. Singh (2022 - 2023, Provisional)
Bishops of Eastern Michigan
- Edwin M. Leidel, Jr. (1996–2006)
- Todd Ousley (2006–2017)
- Catherine Waynick (2017-2019, Provisional) [2]
- Whayne M. Hougland Jr. (2019-2021, Provisional) [3]
- Prince G. Singh (2022-2023, Provisional) [4]
Bishops of the Great Lakes
- Gladstone 'Skip' Adams (2024–Present, Assisting)
References
- ^ "Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan vote to combine as Diocese of the Great Lakes". Episcopal News Service. 18 March 2024.
- ^ Forsyth, Katie. "BISHOP WAYNICK ELECTED BISHOP PROVISIONAL". Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 31 Oct 2017.
- ^ "Bishop Hougland of Western Michigan elected bishop provisional of Eastern Michigan". Episcopal News Service. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "About". The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
External links
- Official web site of the Diocese of Western Michigan
- Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Western Michigan
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