Episcopal Diocese of Duluth explained

The Episcopal Diocese of Duluth was a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.The diocese was created as the Missionary District of Duluth in 1895 as a result of the division of the Diocese of Minnesota. The Missionary District was reconstituted as a diocese at its twelfth annual convocation on June 19, 1907.^[1] The diocese reunited with the Diocese of Minnesota in 1944.^[2] The former cathedral in Duluth, Minnesota was sold to a Lutheran church in 1956.^[3]

Bishops of the Diocese

• James Dow Morrison, Missionary Bishop (1896–1906), Diocesan bishop (1907–1921)
• Granville Gaylord Bennett (1921–1933)
• Benjamin Tibbets Kemerer, Coadjutor bishop (1930-1933, Diocesan bishop (1933–1943)

References

• The Episcopal Church Annual. Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005).

External links

• Journal of the Annual Convention

Notes and References

1. Journal of the Twelfth Annual Convocation of the Missionary District of Duluth and the organization of Diocese of Duluth Duluth : F. H. Lunsberry & Co., p.40
2. http://episcopalmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/AbriefhistoryoftheEpiscopalDioceseofMinnesota.pdf A brief history of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
3. Web site: Church History . . 2017 . Mount Olive Lutheran Church . 2017-04-04 . ...in 1956 they purchased Trinity Episcopal Cathedral at 2012 East Superior Street..