Episcopal Diocese of South Florida

{{Short description|Diocese of the Episcopal Church from 1922-1969}}

The Episcopal Diocese of South Florida was a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, which was created in 1922 out of what had been the Missionary Jurisdiction of Southern Florida, sometimes called the Missionary District of Southern Florida. which had been split off in 1892 from the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. Its northern line was the southern boundaries of the counties of Levy. Alachua, Putnam and St. Johns. and covered the southern two-thirds of the Florida peninsula. Its see city was Orlando, Florida.Cushman, Joseph D., Jr., A Goodly Heritage: The Episcopal Church in Florida, 1821-1892 Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1965, p. 200 In 1969, it was divided into three new dioceses as follows: the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida with its see at Orlando, the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida with its see at Miami and the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida, with its see at St. Petersburg.{{citation needed|date = April 2014}}

Missionary Bishops of Southern Florida

1. 1922-1932 Cameron Mann, first bishop of South Florida
1925-1932 John D. Wing, Bishop Coadjutor
2. 1932-1950 John D. Wing, 2nd Bishop of South Florida
1945-1948 Henry I. Louttit, Sr., Suffragan Bishop
1948-1951 Henry I. Louttit, Sr., Bishop Coadjutor
3. 1951-1969 Henry I. Louttit, Sr., 3rd Bishop of South Florida
1951-1956 Martin J. Bram, Suffragan Bishop
1956-1961 William F. Moses, Suffragan Bishop
1961-1969 William L. Hargrave, Suffragan Bishop, became first Bishop of Southwest Florida
1961-1969 James L. Duncan, Suffragan Bishop, became first Bishop of Southeast FloridaEpiscopal Church Annual. 2007, Harrisburg: Morehouse Church Resources