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The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, with jurisdiction over middle and north Georgia. It is in Province IV of the Episcopal Church and its cathedral, the Cathedral of St. Philip, is in Atlanta, as are the diocesan offices. [1]
Bennett Jones Sims (August 9, 1920 – July 17, 2006) was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, consecrated in 1972.Upon retirement from the Diocese in 1983, Sims founded the Institute for Servant Leadership at Emory University and served as president of the institute until 1999.
In 2002 he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he became Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church. [2] Wright was elected Bishop of Atlanta on June 2, 2012, and was consecrated on October 13, 2012, in the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. [3]
Cleland Kinloch Nelson (May 23, 1852 - February 12, 1917) was the Third Bishop of the U.S. state of Georgia and the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. Nelson was the 160th bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA).
VII Harrisburg/Central Pennsylvania (diocese's name changed 1971) [N 16] 618 Robert Bruce Hall: 461 490 500: 1966 XI Virginia: 619 George A. Taylor: 461 493 414: 1967 VI Easton: 620 Richard Beamon Martin: 461 486 478: 1967 Long Island (Suffragan) 621 John H. Burt: 461 494 409: 1967 VIII Ohio: 622 W. Moultrie Moore, Jr. 532 572 502: 1967 North ...
Alexander was elected and ordained bishop of Atlanta in 2001, and was nominated for Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in 2006. The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts-Schori was elected, the first woman to hold the position. As the bishop of an owning diocese of the University of the South, he served as chancellor from 2009 to 2012. [2]
Pages in category "Episcopal bishops of Atlanta" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Episcopal Church (TEC) is governed by a General Convention and consists of 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, for a total of 108 dioceses.