Episcopal Diocese of Arizona

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Diocese of Arizona

Diœcesis Arizonensis
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Location
Country United States
Ecclesiastical province Province VIII
Statistics
Congregations58 (2021)
Members18,472 (2021)
Information
Denomination Episcopal Church
Established1959
Cathedral Trinity Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop Jennifer Anne Reddall
Map
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Location of the Diocese of Arizona
Website
www.azdiocese.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America which has jurisdiction over most of Arizona. It is in Province VIII.

Contents

Jennifer Anne Reddall is the current bishop. Her seat is at Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix.

History

The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona was established by General Convention in 1959, but its history began 100 years before. Here are some important dates:

List of Bishops of Arizona

Missionary bishops over Arizona
FromUntilIncumbentNotes (Personal data)
18751876 Joseph C. Talbot, Missionary Bishop of the Northwest1816, Alexandria, VA – 1883, Indianapolis, IN; consecrated 1860 at Christ Church, Indianapolis.
18691874 Ozi William Whitaker, Missionary Bishop of Arizona and Nevada1830, New Salem, MA – 1911; consecrated 1869; first Episcopal Visitations to Arizona in 1873; translated to Pennsylvania.
18751876 William Forbes Adams, Missionary Bishop of Arizona and New Mexico1833, Enniskillen, UK – 1935, Los Angeles, CA; consecrated 1875; translated to Easton.
18761880 John Franklin Spalding, Bishop of Colorado 1828, Belgrade, ME – 1902, Erie, PA; also acting Missionary Bishop; previously Missionary Bishop of Colorado.
18801888 George Kelly Dunlop, Missionary Bishop of Arizona and New Mexico1830, County Tyrone, UK – 1888; consecrated 1880.
18891910 John Mills Kendrick, Missionary Bishop of Arizona and New Mexico1836, Gambier, OH – 1911, Oceanside, CA; consecrated 1889.
19111925 Julius W. Atwood, Missionary Bishop of Arizona1857, Salisbury, VT – 1945, Washington, DC; consecrated 1911.
19261945 Walter Mitchell, Missionary Bishop of ArizonaConsecrated 1926.
19451959 Arthur B. Kinsolving II, Missionary Bishop of Arizona1894, Brazil – 1964; consecrated 1945; diocesan bishop from 1959.
Bishops of Arizona
19591962 Arthur B. Kinsolving Missionary Bishop since 1945.
19621979 Joseph M. Harte 1914, Springfield, OH – 1999, Phoenix, AZ; previously suffragan bishop in Dallas.
19791992 Joseph T. Heistand 1924, Danville, PA – 2008, Richmond, VA; consecrated 1976 at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Phoenix.
19851988 Wesley Frensdorff, coadjutor bishop 1926, Hannover, Germany – 1988, Grand Canyon, AZ; previously Bishop of Nevada (1972–1983); interim Bishop of Navajoland (1983–1985); died in office in an airplane crash.
19922004 Robert R. Shahan b. 1939, Elkhart, KS; consecrated in 1992 at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Phoenix.
20042019 Kirk Stevan Smith b. 1951, Soap Lake, WA; consecrated 2004 at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Phoenix; seated 2004 Trinity Cathedral.
2019present Jennifer Anne Reddall b. 1975, Santa Monica, CA; consecrated 2019 at Church of the Nations, Phoenix; seated 2019 Trinty Cathedral.

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