The Episcopal Church in Colorado

Diocese of Colorado

*Diœcesis Coloratensis*
Diocese of Colorado; Diœcesis Coloratensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Colorado
Ecclesiastical province	Province VI
Subdivisions	5
Coordinates	39°44′16″N 104°58′39″W / 39.73778°N 104.97750°W
Statistics
Congregations	93 (2022)
Members	19,816 (2022)
Information
Denomination	The Episcopal Church
Established	June 9, 1887
Cathedral	St John's Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Kimberly Lucas
Map
	; Location of The Episcopal Church in Colorado
Website
	www.coloradodiocese.org

The Diocese of Colorado is the diocese of the Episcopal Church which covers all of Colorado. It is in Province VI. Its cathedral, Saint John's Cathedral, Denver, is located in Denver, along with its offices. John Franklin Spalding was the first bishop of the diocese. Kimberly "Kym" Lucas is the current bishop.^[1]

History

Colorado was part of the Missionary District of the Northwest from 1859 until 1865, when the Missionary District of Colorado and Parts Adjacent was established. On October 4, 1866, the House of Bishops changed the Missionary District of Colorado and Parts Adjacent to include Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming, while Montana and Idaho were detached from Colorado. On October 30, 1874, the district was once more changed, this time as the Missionary District of Colorado with jurisdiction in Wyoming, while New Mexico was detached from Colorado. It was on October 15, 1883, that the Missionary District of Colorado was established, after which Wyoming was made a created into a separate missionary district. The Missionary District became the Diocese of Colorado on June 9, 1887.^[2]

Congregations by region

The Episcopal Church in Colorado is divided into five regions – the Northwestern, Southwestern, Sangre de Cristo, High Plains, and Front Range:

Front Range

All Saints' Episcopal Church, Loveland, Colorado
Calvary Episcopal Church, Golden, Colorado
Church of the Holy Comforter, Broomfield, Colorado
Church of the Transfiguration, Evergreen, Colorado
Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
Our Merciful Savior Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado
Parish Church of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, Estes Park, Colorado
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado
St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Windsor, Colorado
St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado
St. Brigit Episcopal Church, Frederick, Colorado
St. James Episcopal Church, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church, Golden, Colorado
St. John's Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado
St. Joseph Episcopal Church, Lakewood, Colorado
St. Laurence's Episcopal Church, Conifer, Colorado
St. Luke Episcopal Church, Fort Collins, Colorado
St. Martha's Episcopal Church, Westminster, Colorado
St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado
St. Paul Episcopal Church, Central City, Colorado
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fort Collins, Colorado
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Lakewood, Colorado
St. Philip & St. James Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Longmont, Colorado
The Church of Christ the King, Arvada, Colorado
The Episcopal Parish of St. Gregory, Littleton, Colorado
Trinity Episcopal Church, Greeley, Colorado

High Plains

Christ Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado
Christ's Episcopal Church, Castle Rock, Colorado
Church of the Ascension, Denver, Colorado
Epiphany Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Centennial, Colorado
Intercession Episcopal Church, Thornton, Colorado
Peace in Christ ELM, Elizabeth, Colorado
Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, Sterling, Colorado
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Fort Lupton, Colorado
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado
St. Bede Episcopal Chapel, Denver, Colorado
St. Charles the Martyr Episcopal Church, Ft. Morgan, Colorado
St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Brighton, Colorado
St. Francis Episcopal Chapel, Denver, Colorado
St. Gabriel the Archangel Episcopal Church, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
St. John's Cathedral, Denver, Colorado
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Aurora, Colorado
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Parker, Colorado
St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado
St. Philip-in-the-Field Episcopal Church, Sedalia, Colorado
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Aurora, Colorado
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Centennial, Colorado
Sudanese Community Church, Denver, Colorado
The Church of the Holy Redeemer, Denver, Colorado
The Episcopal Church of St. Peter and St. Mary, Denver, Colorado

Northwestern

All Saints Episcopal Church, Battlement Mesa, Colorado
Christ Episcopal Church, Aspen, Colorado
Cranmer Memorial Chapel, Winter Park, Colorado
Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Vail, Colorado
Grace Episcopal Church, Buena Vista, Colorado
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
St. George Episcopal Church, Leadville, Colorado
St. James' Episcopal Church, Meeker, Colorado
St. John Episcopal Church, New Castle, Colorado
St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, Breckenridge, Colorado
St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, Granby, Colorado
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Craig, Colorado
St. Paul Episcopal Church, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
St. Peter Episcopal Church, Basalt, Colorado
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Rangely, Colorado
Trinity Episcopal Church, Kremmling, Colorado

Sangre de Cristo

Chapel of Our Saviour, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Chapel of the Resurrection, Limon, Colorado
Christ Episcopal Church, Canon City, Colorado
Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Church of the Ascension & Holy Trinity, Pueblo, Colorado
Church of the Ascension, Salida, Colorado
- Little Shepard of the Hills Mission, Crestone, Colorado
Church of the Good Shepherd, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Grace & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado [1]
St. Andrew Episcopal Church, La Junta, Colorado
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Cripple Creek, Colorado
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Manitou Springs, Colorado
St. Benedict Episcopal Church, La Veta, Colorado
St. David of the Hills Episcopal Church, Woodland Park, Colorado
St. Luke's Episcopal Mission, Westcliffe, Colorado
St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Monument, Colorado
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Lamar, Colorado
St. Peter the Apostle Episcopal Church, Pueblo, Colorado
St. Raphael Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Southwestern

All Saints in the Mountains, Crested Butte, Colorado
Church of the Good Samaritan, Gunnison, Colorado
Little Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Chapel, Crestone, Colorado
St. Augustine's Episcopal Chapel, Creede, Colorado
St. Barnabas of the Valley, Cortez, Colorado
St. Francis of Assisi, South Fork, Colorado
St. James Episcopal Church, Lake City, Colorado
St. John Episcopal Church, Ouray, Colorado
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Delta, Colorado
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Durango, Colorado
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Grand Junction, Colorado
St. Patrick Episcopal Church, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
St. Paul Episcopal Church, Montrose, Colorado
St. Paul's Church, Mancos, Colorado
St. Stephen the Martyr, Monte Vista, Colorado
St. Thomas the Apostle, Alamosa, Colorado
The Church of the Nativity, Grand Junction, Colorado

List of bishops

Missionary bishops over Colorado
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1865	1873	George Maxwell Randall	(November 23, 1810, Warren, RI – September 28, 1873, Denver, CO); missionary bishop over Colorado and adjacent areas including Montana (until 1867), Idaho (until 1867), Wyoming and New Mexico (from 1867); died in office.
1873	1886	John Franklin Spalding	(August 25, 1828, Belgrade, ME – March 9, 1902, Erie, PA); missionary bishop over Colorado and adjacent areas including New Mexico (until 1881) and Wyoming (until 1886); became first Bishop of Colorado
Bishops of Colorado
1886	1902	John Franklin Spalding	Hitherto missionary bishop in Colorado; Western Colorado split off in 1892; died in office.
1902	1918	Charles Sanford Olmsted	(February 8, 1853, Olmstedville, NY – October 21, 1918); previously coadjutor since 1902; died in office.
1918	1938	Irving P. Johnson	Irving Peake Johnson (1866–1947); previously coadjutor since 1917.
1938	1949	Fred Ingley	Frederick "Fred" Ingley (November 20, 1878, Staffordshire, United Kingdom – ?); previously coadjutor since 1921.
1949	1955	Harold L. Bowen	Harold Linwood Bowen; previously coadjutor since 1947.
1955	1969	Joseph S. Minnis	Joseph Summerville Minnis (born 1903/4); forcibly deposed and banished from the diocese and state, 24 September 1968.
1958	1960	Daniel Corrigan, suffragan bishop	Daniel "Dan" N. Corrigan (October 25, 1900, Rochester, MN – September 21, 1994)
1969	1973	Edwin B. Thayer	Edwin Burton Thayer (February 7, 1905 – October 8, 1989, Denver); previously coadjutor since 1960.
1973	1990	William Frey	William Carl "Bill" Frey (born February 26, 1930, Waco, TX); previously bishop in charge, Honduras.
1981	1988	William H. Wolfrum, suffragan bishop	William Harvey "Dub" Wolfrum (January 16, 1926 – November 24, 2007, Fort Collins, CO); became interim Bishop of Navajoland.
1987	2006	William Davidson, assistant bishop	William "Bill" Davidson (July 20, 1919, Miles City, MT – May 8, 2006, Loveland, CO); retired Bishop of Western Kansas; previously assistant in Ohio.
1991	2004	William Jerry Winterrowd	William Jerry Winterrowd, called Jerry (born July 24, 1938, Shreveport, LA); retired January 2004.
2004	2019	Robert O'Neill	Robert John "Rob" O'Neill; previously coadjutor since 2003.
2019	present	Kimberly Lucas

References

^ Episcopal Church Annual, 2004, Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, p. 153.
^ "Colorado, Diocese of", The Episcopal Church. Retrieved on 11 January 2021.

External links

[1] Episcopal Church Annual, 2004, Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, p. 153.

[2] "Colorado, Diocese of", The Episcopal Church. Retrieved on 11 January 2021.

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