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The consecration of a bishop in The Episcopal Church by the laying on of hands of bishops. This list consists of the bishops in The Episcopal Church, an independent province of the Anglican Communion. This shows the historical succession of the episcopate within this church.
The following is a list of bishops who currently lead dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States and its territories. Also included in the list are suffragan bishops , provisional bishops , coadjutor bishops , and assistant bishops .
Initially the position of Presiding Bishop rotated geographically. After 1795 the Presiding Bishop was the senior bishop in order of consecration. Starting in 1926, the office became elective, the Presiding Bishop being chosen at General Convention by vote by all bishops, and approved by the House of Deputies. The office now has a nine-year term.
Episcopal bishops for the Armed Forces (United States) (7 P) Episcopal bishops of Atlanta (12 P) B. Episcopal bishops of Bethlehem (11 P) C. Episcopal bishops of ...
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Bishop Year Consecrated Diocese/Jurisdiction Notes Leonard W. Riches: 1975 X RE Northeast and Mid-Atlantic: Retired as bishop ordinary, 2008. Presiding Bishop, Reformed Episcopal Church, 1996–2014. Deceased 2024. William C. Wantland: 1980 IV Eau Claire – Fort Worth (asst.). Retired. C. FitzSimons Allison: 1980 XII South Carolina (retired ...
The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts is one of the nine original Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States, officially organized in 1784, five years before the Episcopal Church itself, its first bishop was consecrated in 1797.