Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Western Kansas | |
Latin: | Diœcesis Kansensis Occidentalis |
Denomination: | United States |
Coat: | Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas.png |
Coat Size: | 100px |
Coat Caption: | Diocesan Seal |
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 |
Province: | Province VII |
Bishop: | Mark Cowell |
Cathedral: | Christ Cathedral, Salina |
Congregations: | 24 (2021) |
Members: | 1,267 (2021) |
Established: | October 15, 1971 |
Website: | http://www.diowks.org/ |
Map: | ECUSA Western Kansas.png |
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]
Bishop Mark Cowell was consecrated as the sixth diocesan bishop of Western Kansas on 1 December 2018.[3]
The bishops of Western Kansas have been:[2]