Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas

Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States

Diocese of Western Kansas

Christ Cathedral in Salina

Diocesan Seal

Location
Country| United States
Territory| The Kansas counties of Barber, Barton, Cheyenne, Clark, Cloud, Comanche, Decatur, Edwards, Ellis, Ellsworth, Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Harper, Haskell, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kearny, Kingman, Kiowa, Lane, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Meade, Mitchell, Morton, Ness, Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Pawnee, Phillips, Pratt, Rawlins, Reno, Republic, Rice, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Saline, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stanton, Stevens, St John, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, and Wichita
Ecclesiastical province| Province VII
Statistics
Congregations| 24 (2021)
Members| 1,267 (2021)
Information
Denomination| United States
Established| October 15, 1971
Cathedral| Christ Cathedral, Salina
Current leadership
Bishop| Mark Cowell
Map

Location of the Diocese of Western Kansas
Website
http://www.diowks.org/

The Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas, created in 1971, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over western Kansas. It was formerly the Missionary District of Salina until 1960 and then the Missionary District of Western Kansas until 1971.[1] It is in Province 7. Its cathedral, Christ Episcopal Cathedral, is in Salina. The diocesan offices are located in Hutchinson.[2]

## Current bishop

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Bishop Mark Cowell was consecrated as the sixth diocesan bishop of Western Kansas on 1 December 2018.[3]

## List of bishops of Western Kansas

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The bishops of Western Kansas have been:[2]

### Missionary

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* Sheldon M. Griswold (1903–1917)
* John C. Sage (1918–1919)
* Robert H. Mize (1921–1938)
* Shirley Hall Nichols (1943–1955)
* Arnold M. Lewis (1956–1964)
* William Davidson, last missionary bishop (1966–1971), first diocesan bishop (1971–1980)

### Diocesan

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1. William Davidson, last missionary bishop (1966–1971), first diocesan bishop (1971–1980)
2. John F. Ashby (1981–1995)
3. Vernon E. Strickland (1995–2002)
4. James M. Adams (2002–2010), resigned in January, 2010
5. Michael Pierce Milliken (2011-2018)
6. Mark Cowell (2018- )

## See also

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* Christianity portal

* List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA

## References

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1. ^ "Western Kansas, Diocese of". Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
2. ^ a b Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 406-407
3. ^ "Mark Cowell consecrated bishop of Diocese of Western Kansas". Retrieved 2018-12-04.

## External links

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* The Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas website
* Official Web site of the Episcopal Church

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