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The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona was established by General Convention in 1959, but its history began 100 years before. Here are some important dates: February 15, 1860: Joseph C. Talbot consecrated at Christ Church, Indianapolis to be Missionary Bishop over the newly organized Northwest jurisdiction, covering nearly 900,000 square miles (2,300,000 km 2), including Nebraska, the Dakotas ...
St. Mary's church was founded by Episcopalians seeking to establish an Anglo-Catholic community in the Diocese of Arizona. The first Mass was celebrated on the Feast of Christ the King, October 28, 1956, in a Phoenix storefront. Several supply priests served the growing mission parish until the first vicar, the Reverend Rodney Cobb, arrived in ...
Peter and Paul in Washington, D.C. Most US cathedrals of the Episcopal Church in the United States (as was Trinity Cathedral from 1914 to 1988) are parishes designated as pro-cathedrals appointed to serve as the seat (cathedra) for the bishop. The church served as the base of several Episcopal missions in the metro Phoenix area.
The following is a list of the Episcopal Church cathedrals in the United States and its territories. The dioceses are grouped into nine provinces , the first eight of which, for the most part, correspond to regions of the United States .
The Episcopal Church (TEC) is governed by a General Convention and consists of 108 dioceses: 96 dioceses in the United States proper, plus ten dioceses in other countries or outlying U.S. territories, the diocese of Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, and a diocese for Armed Services and Federal Ministries.
St. Mary's Basilica – officially The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – is a church of the Diocese of Phoenix located at 231 North 3rd Street at the corner of East Monroe Street in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It was previously known as St. Mary's Church.
On November 9, 1981, O'Brien was appointed the third bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix by Pope John Paul II.He received his episcopal consecration on January 6, 1982, from John Paul II himself, with Archbishops Eduardo Somalo and Lucas Neves serving as co-consecrators, in Rome.
On May 11, 2010, Nevares was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix and titular bishop of Natchesium by Pope Benedict XVI. [5] Nevares is the first auxiliary bishop of and the first Hispanic bishop of the diocese. [3] [5] His episcopal motto is: "Serve the Lord with gladness." [3]