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On October 15, 1889, The 36th General Convention of the Episcopal Church approved the motion presented by the Diocese of Missouri and the Diocese of West Missouri was born. [2] The new diocese, originally known as the diocese of Kansas City, was given jurisdiction over 60 counties in the western part of the state covering 36,720 square miles ...
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral was under the bishops of the Diocese of Missouri from 1844 to 1890 and the Diocese of West Missouri thereafter. The rectors of Grace Church (1870–1911): The Rev. Franklin Reeve Haff (1821–1906), from December 1870 to September 1871; The Rev. Algernon Batte (1830–1907), from January 1872 to June 1874
On December 6, 1949, Welles was elected as the forth Bishop of West Missouri and was consecrated on April 19, 1950, in Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral by Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill. [3] During his episcopacy the number of communicants in his diocese increased, and 12 new congregations were created.
She retained the post until her election on November 6, 2021, as the Provisional Bishop of The Diocese of West Missouri by the diocesan convention meeting at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri. Upon the completion of her ministry in the Diocese of Los Angeles, Bruce took up residence and began her ministry in the Diocese ...
Martin Scott Field (born September 13, 1956) was the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri from March 6, 2011, until September 14, 2021. Early life and education [ edit ]
At a special election held on December 6, 1970, Vogel was elected Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of West Missouri on the first ballot. [5] He was consecrated by Presiding Bishop John E. Hines on May 25, 1971. On January 1, 1973, he succeeded as diocesan bishop and remained in office until his retirement in 1989. During his ministry as a priest ...
Sep. 17—Boys from Joplin and Carthage and a boy and a girl from Neosho are among 11 alleged victims of past sexual abuse by Catholic Church officials cited in a lawsuit filed last week against ...
During a special convention of the Diocese of West Missouri on October 22, 1988, Buchanan was elected Coadjutor Bishop of West Missouri. He was consecrated on February 25, 1989, in Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral and succeeded as diocesan bishop on July 1, 1989. [ 3 ]