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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 ...
The pope appointed Auxiliary Bishop Edward A. McCarthy from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati as the first bishop of Phoenix. [15] [16] In 1976, McCarthy became coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami. The second bishop of Phoenix was Auxiliary Bishop James Rausch from the Diocese of St. Cloud, named by Paul VI in 1977.
The Roman numeral before the diocese name represents where in the sequence that bishop falls; e.g., the fourth bishop of Philadelphia is written "IV Philadelphia". Where a diocese is in bold type it indicates that the bishop is the current bishop of that diocese. Titular sees are not listed. Under consecrators are the numbers (or letters ...
The Diocese of Tucson filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2004, the second diocese to do so in US history. [20] Kicanas retired in 2017. Edward Weisenburger, formerly bishop of the Diocese of Salina, was named bishop of the Diocese of Tucson by Pope Francis in 2017. As of 2023, Weisenburger is the bishop of Tucson. [21] [22]
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The Pope appointed the Auxiliary Bishop of Passaic, George M. Kuzma, to succeed Bishop Dolinay. [citation needed] After the Northridge earthquake of 1994 damaged the Cathedral of St. Mary, the eparchial offices, and the bishop's residence, Bishop Kuzma moved his office and residence to Phoenix, Arizona.
Kinsolving was elected Missionary Bishop of Arizona in 1945 and was consecrated on May 29, 1945, by Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker. In 1959, after the Missionary District of Arizona was established as the Diocese of Arizona, he became its first diocesan bishop. He retired a few years later in 1962.