Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Hawai῾i
Territory:	Hawaii, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
Denomination:	Episcopal Church
Province:	Province VIII
Bishop:	Robert L. Fitzpatrick
Cathedral:	Cathedral of Saint Andrew
Congregations:	35 (2022)
Members:	5,860 (2022)
Established:	1969
Website:	episcopalhawaii.org
Coordinates:	21.3098°N -157.8574°W

The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i is the ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Episcopal Church of the Anglican Communion in the United States encompassing the state of Hawaii and Episcopal congregations in Micronesia. It is led by the Episcopal Bishop of Hawaii pastoring the Hawaiian Islands from the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in Honolulu.

The territorial jurisdiction which the Episcopal Diocese of Honolulu holds today was given up to American Episcopalians after the 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani, head of the Church of Hawaii. The Church of Hawaii, also called the Hawaii Reformed Catholic Church, was established by King Kamehameha IV and his consort Queen Emma in 1862. The king and queen, friends of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, were devout members of the Church of England. Episcopalians continue the Anglican Church of Hawaii tradition of celebrating the Feast of the Holy Sovereigns each November 28, in honor of Kamhehameha IV and Queen Emma. The former Diocese of Micronesia was joined to the Diocese of Hawaii in 2024.

Bishops

• Thomas Nettleship Staley (1862–1870) [British]
• Alfred Willis (1870–1902) [British]; married Emma Mary Simeon, daughter of Charles Simeon^[1]

Missionary

1. Henry Bond Restarick (1902–1920; first American bishop)
2. John Dominique LaMothe (1921–1928)
3. Samuel Harrington Littell (1930–1943)
4. Harry S. Kennedy (1944–1969)

• Charles P. Gilson, Suffragan Bishop of Honolulu (resident-bishop for Taiwan, 1961–1964)^[2]

Diocesan

1. Edwin Lani Hanchett (1969–1975)
2. Edmond L. Browning (1976–1985)
3. Donald Purple Hart (1986–1994)
4. Richard Sui On Chang (1997–2006)
5. Robert Fitzpatrick (2007–)^[3]

Churches

Hawaii

• Church of the Holy Apostles, Hilo, The Reverend Katlin McCallister, Rector
• Christ Church, Kona, Kealakekua, The Reverend Canon Dwight Brown, Vicar
• St. Augustine's Church, Kapa'au, The Reverend Jennifer Masada, Vicar
• St. Columba's Church, Pa'ahau, The Reverend David Stout, Priest with oversight
• St. James Church, Waimea, The Reverend David Stout, Rector
• St. Jude's Church, Oceanview, (no current vicar)

Kauai

• All Saints', Kapaʻa (first Episcopal Church built in 1925), Rector search in process as of July 2024
• Christ Memorial, Kilauea, The Rev. Catherine Amy Kropp, Vicar
• Episcopal Church on West Kauai: St. John's, ʻEleʻele, St. Paul's, Kekaha, The Reverend Kerry Holder Joffrion, Vicar
• St. Michael's and All Angels, Lihue (dedicated in 1991),^[4] The Reverend Andrew McMullen, Rector

Maui^[5]

• Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Wailuku, The Reverend Moki Hino, Rector
• Holy Innocents, Lahaina, Vicar, vacant
• St. John's Episcopal Church, Kula, The Reverend George Wong, Priest-in-Charge
• Trinity-by-the-Sea, Kihei, The Reverend John Hau‘oli Tomoso, Vicar

Molokai

• Grace Church, Hoolehua, The Reverend John Lunn, Vicar

Oahu

• Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Honolulu, The Reverend Canon Heather Patton-Graham, Provost and Canon Residentiary; The Reverend Dr. Ha'aheo Guanson, Assisting Priest for Pastoral Care; The Reverend Andrew J. Arakawa, Assisting Priest
• Calvary Episcopal Church, Kaneohe, The Rev. Annalise Pasalo, Priest-in-Charge
• Emmanuel Church, Kailua, The Reverend Annalise Castro Pasalo, Priest-in-Charge
• Epiphany Church, Honolulu, The Reverend Chris Bridges, Rector
• Good Samaritan Church, Honolulu, The Reverend M. Keleawe Hee, Vicar
• Halau Waʻa Episcopal Church, Honoʻuliʻuli (Kapolei), The Rev. Mark Kekaileonui Haworth, Vicar
• Holy Cross Church, Kahuku, (no current rector)
• Holy Nativity Church, Honolulu, The Reverend Libby Berman, Rector
• St. Christopher's, Kailua, The Reverend Giovan King, Rector;
• St. Clement's, Makiki, The Reverend Brian G. Rallison, Priest-in-Charge
• St. Elizabeth's, Kalihi, Rector search in process
• St. George's Church and School, Pearl Harbor, Closed.
• St. John's By-The-Sea, Kaneohe, The Reverend Paul Nahoa Lucas, Vicar
• St. John The Baptist, Waianae (Māʻili), The Reverend Jazzy Bostock, Vicar
• St. Luke's, The Rev. James Loughren, Vicar
• St. Mark's, Honolulu, The Reverend Paul Lillie, Rector
• St. Matthew's, Waimanalo, The Reverend Annalise Pasalo, Vicar and Priest-in-Charge
• St. Mary's, Moʻiliʻili, The Reverend Charles Browning, Rector
• St. Paul's, Honolulu, The Reverend Randolph Albano, Vicar (jointly administered by the Episcopal Church and the Philippine Independent Church)
• St. Peter's, Honolulu, no current rector
• St. Stephen's, Wahiawa, The Reverend Kaleo Patterson, Vicar
• St. Timothy's, ʻAiea, The Reverend Peter Wallace, Vicar

Guam

• St. Andrew's by the Philippine Sea, Agat, Guam^[6]
• St. John the Divine Church, Tamuning, Guam^[7]
• St. Michael and All Angels church, Dededo, Guam^[8]

Northern Mariana Islands

• St. Paul's Episcopal Mission, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands^[9]

Schools

• St. Andrew's Schools, Honolulu, The Reverend Heather Patton-Graham, Chaplain
• Iolani School, Honolulu, The Reverend Tim Morehouse, The Reverend Andrew J. Arakawa, Chaplains
• Seabury Hall, Maui, The Reverend Christopher Golding, Chaplain

External links

• Diocese of Hawai'i website
• Journal of the Annual Convocation of the Missionary District of Honolulu

Notes and References

1. Book: Blain , Rev. Michael . 75 . The Canterbury Association (1848-1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections . 2007 . Project Canterbury . Christchurch . 26 May 2013.
2. Web site: Episcopal Archives . Retired Bishop Gilson Dies . August 21, 1980 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220104195806/https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/ENS/ENSpress_release.pl?pr_number=80269 . January 4, 2022 . January 4, 2022.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131221002327/http://stjameshawaii.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2013-history.pdf . 2013-12-21 . dead .
4. Web site: Kauai, the garden isle . episcopalhawaii.org . December 20, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131221001532/http://www.episcopalhawaii.org/Island%20Descriptions/kauai.html . December 21, 2013 .
5. Web site: Maui - the valley isle . episcopalhawaii.org . December 20, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216045856/http://www.episcopalhawaii.org/Island%20Descriptions/maui.html . December 16, 2013 .
6. http://episcopalmicronesia.org/?page_id=20 St. Andrew’s by the Philippine Sea, Guam
7. Web site: St. John the Divine, Guam . 2013-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103213541/http://episcopalmicronesia.org/?page_id=22 . 2013-11-03 . dead .
8. http://episcopalmicronesia.org/?page_id=2 St. Michael and All Angels, Guam
9. Web site: St. Paul’s, Saipan . 2013-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102163725/http://episcopalmicronesia.org/?page_id=16 . 2013-11-02 . dead .