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Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes

{{Short description|Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States}}

{{Hatnote|For other uses, see Diocese of the Great Lakes.}}

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = the Great Lakes

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|denomination = Episcopal Church

|country = United States

|territory = The Western and northern two-thirds of the Eastern portions of Michigan excluding the area surrounding Detroit.

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|province = Province V

|bishop = Gladstone 'Skip' Adams (Assisting Bishop)

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|established = 2024

|congregations = 98 (2022)

|members = 6,566 (2022)

|website = [http://www.edwm.org/ www.edwm.org]

|map = ECUSA Great Lakes.png

|map_caption = Location of the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes

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The Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes is the Episcopal diocese in the western half and northern two-thirds of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The diocese was founded in 2024 by the juncture of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan and the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan.{{cite news |title=Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan vote to combine as Diocese of the Great Lakes |url=https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2024/03/18/eastern-michigan-western-michigan-vote-to-combine-as-diocese-of-the-great-lakes/ |agency=Episcopal News Service |date=18 March 2024}}

Bishops

=Bishops of Western Michigan=

  1. George D. Gillespie (1875–1909)
  2. John N. McCormick (1909–1937)
  3. Lewis Bliss Whittemore (1937–1953)
  4. Dudley B. McNeil (1953–1959)
  5. Charles E. Bennison Sr. (1960–1984)
  6. Howard Meeks (1984–1988)
  7. Edward L. Lee (1989–2002)
  8. Robert R. Gepert (2002–2013)
  9. Whayne M. Hougland, Jr. (2013–2021)
  10. Prince G. Singh (2022 - 2023, Provisional)

=Bishops of Eastern Michigan=

  1. Edwin M. Leidel, Jr. (1996–2006)
  2. Todd Ousley (2006–2017)
  3. Catherine Waynick (2017-2019, Provisional){{cite web|last1=Forsyth|first1=Katie|title=BISHOP WAYNICK ELECTED BISHOP PROVISIONAL|url=http://eastmich.org/bishop-waynick-elected-bishop-provisional/|website=Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan|publisher=Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan|access-date=31 Oct 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011913/http://eastmich.org/bishop-waynick-elected-bishop-provisional/|url-status=dead}}
  4. Whayne M. Hougland Jr. (2019-2021, Provisional){{cite web|title=Bishop Hougland of Western Michigan elected bishop provisional of Eastern Michigan|url=https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2019/10/21/bishop-hougland-of-western-michigan-elected-bishop-provisional-of-eastern-michigan/|website=Episcopal News Service|publisher=Episcopal News Service|access-date=11 January 2021}}
  5. Prince G. Singh (2022-2023, Provisional){{Cite web |title=About |url=https://eastmich.org/about/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan |language=en-US}}

=Bishops of the Great Lakes=

  1. Gladstone 'Skip' Adams (2024–Present, Assisting)

References

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External links

  • [http://www.edwm.org/ Official web site of the Diocese of Western Michigan]
  • [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=jcepisdiomiw Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Western Michigan]

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Western Michigan, Episcopal Diocese of

Diocese of Western Michigan

Category:Religious organizations established in 1874

Category:1874 establishments in Michigan

Category:Province 5 of the Episcopal Church (United States)

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