Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
New Hampshire
Latin:	Diœcesis Neo-Hantoniensis
Coat:	Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire Coat.jpeg
Coat Size:	100px
Country:	United States
Area Sqmi:	9,349
Population:	1,359,711
Population As Of:	2019
Congregations:	44 (2022)
Members:	10,528 (2022)
Established:	1841
Bishop:	A. Robert Hirschfeld
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Map:	ECUSA New Hampshire.png

The Episcopal Church of New Hampshire, a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA), covers the entire state of New Hampshire. It was originally part of the Diocese of Massachusetts, but became independent in 1841. The see city is Concord. The diocese has no cathedral.^[1]

Recent bishops

On June 7, 2003, the diocese elected Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop consecrated in the Anglican Communion.^[2] Robinson retired in 2013 at 65.^[3] His successor is the current bishop, A. Robert Hirschfeld, who was elected bishop coadjutor on May 19, 2012, and consecrated bishop in Concord on August 4, 2012.^[4] Hirschfeld served with Robinson until Robinson's formal retirement in January 2013.

In 2016, the diocese reported 11,903 members in 49 open parishes and missions.

Bishops of New Hampshire

Source:^[5]

1. Alexander Viets Griswold, bishop of the Episcopal Eastern Diocese from 1811 to 1832, when the Diocese of New Hampshire was split off. The Episcopal Church lists him as I New Hampshire.
2. Carlton Chase (1844-1870)
3. William Woodruff Niles (1870-1914)
4. Edward Melville Parker (1914-1925)
5. John Thomas Dallas (1926-1948)
6. Charles Francis Hall (1948-1973)
7. Philip Alan Smith (1973-1986)
8. Douglas E. Theuner (1986-2003)
9. V. Gene Robinson (2003-2013)
10. A. Robert Hirschfeld (2013–present)

External links

• Official website of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire
• A Memorial of the Right Reverend Carlton Chase, D.D., First Bishop of New-Hampshire, 1844 to 1870, with a Biographical Sketch
• Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of New Hampshire at the Online Books Page

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Notes and References

1. The Episcopal Church Annual (2007) Harrisburg: Morehouse Church Resources
2. Web site: Our Bishop - Diocese of NH - The Episcopal Church . 2007-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122022051/http://nhepiscopal.org/bishop/bishop.html . 2009-01-22 . dead .
3. Reuters, "First openly gay Episcopal bishop to retire in 2013", 790KGMI, 08 November 2010
4. Web site: Consecration of Bishop Coadjutor ~ August 4, 2012; The Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld . Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire . October 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121123212716/http://www.nhepiscopal.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=106&Itemid=118 . November 23, 2012 .
5. http://www.nhepiscopal.org/bishop-hirschfeld/ Our Bishop – Diocese of NH – The Episcopal Church