Episcopal Diocese of Oregon explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Oregon
Latin:Dioecesis Oregonensis
Territory:Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill
Denomination:Episcopal Church
Province:Province VIII
Bishop:Diana Akiyama
Cathedral:Trinity Cathedral
Language:English, Spanish
Congregations:68 (2022)
Members:12,137 (2022)
Established:September 11, 1889
Website:ecwo.org/
Map:ECUSA Oregon.png

The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon is a diocese of the Episcopal Church which consists of the western portion of the State of Oregon bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia River, the Cascade Range and the Oregon–California border. Major cities in the diocese are Portland, Salem, Eugene and Medford. The diocese is a part of Province VIII of the Episcopal Church.

The seat of the diocese is Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon.

Michael Joseph Hanley was elected tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon at the diocese's annual convention on November 30, 2009.[1] He was ordained to the episcopate and installed on April 10, 2010.[2]

Diana Akiyama was elected eleventh bishop of the diocese on August 28, 2020.[3] [4] She was consecrated on January 30, 2021, at the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon.[5] She is the first Japanese-American woman to be ordained a bishop in The Episcopal Church.

Bishops of Oregon

Honorific & NameDates
1stThomas Fielding Scott1854–1867
2ndBenjamin Wistar Morris1868–1906
3rdCharles Scadding1906–1914
4thWalter Taylor Sumner1915–1935
5thBenjamin Dunlop Dagwell1936–1958
6thJames W. F. Carman1958–1974 (Coadjutor Bishop, 1957–1958)
7thMatthew Paul Bigliardi1974–1985
8thRobert Louis Ladehoff1986–2003 (Coadjutor Bishop, 1985)
9thJohncy Itty2003–2008
10thMichael Joseph Hanley2010–2021
11th 2021–present
For more information on the bishops who have served the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, see the diocesan website https://diocese-oregon.org/about/history/

Suffragan and assisting bishops

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_120888_ENG_HTM.htm Episcopal Life Online
  2. http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_121443_ENG_HTM.htm Episcopal Life Online
  3. Web site: 2020-08-29. Rev. Dr. Diana Akiyama Elected 11th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. 2021-01-11. Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-16. Oregon's new Episcopal bishop follows journey of faith to a historic first for church in U.S.. 2021-01-31. Oregonlive.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: Ordination and consecration of Diana D. Akiyama as a bishop in the church of God and the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese Oregon. 2021-01-31. Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. en-US,es.