| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| the Western Gulf Coast | |
| Rite: | Anglican |
| Province: | Anglican Church in North America |
| Bishop: | The Rt. Rev. Clark W. P. Lowenfield |
| Cathedral: | St. Timothy's Anglican Church, Spring, Texas |
| Parishes: | 14 (2023)[1] |
| Members: | 2,505 (2023) |
| Website: | Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast Official Website |
| Country: | United States of America |
The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America comprising congregations in Texas and Louisiana.
The movement to start a new diocese of the ACNA in the states of Texas and Louisiana begun in 2011. In June 2012, the Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast was officially approved as a diocese-in-formation at the ACNA General Assembly.[2]
On April 20, 2013, Clark W. P. Lowenfield was consecrated as the first bishop of the new diocese-in-formation in The Woodlands, Texas, by the Most Rev. Robert Duncan.[3] The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast was admitted as a full member diocese at the ACNA General Assembly in June 2013.