Episcopal Diocese of Dallas

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Diocese of Dallas

Diœcesis Dallasensis
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Location
CountryUnited States
Territory
Ecclesiastical province Province VII
Statistics
Congregations63 (2021)
Members29,005 (2021)
Information
Denomination Episcopal Church
EstablishedDecember 19, 1895
Cathedral Cathedral of St Matthew
Current leadership
Bishop George R. Sumner
Map
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Location of the Diocese of Dallas
Website
edod.org
The Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew, next to the Diocesan House. CathedralWestEnd3.jpg
The Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew, next to the Diocesan House.

The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas is a diocese of the Episcopal Church (United States) which was formed on December 20, 1895, when the Missionary District of Northern Texas was granted diocesan status at the denomination's General Convention the preceding October. Alexander Charles Garrett, who had served as the first bishop of the Missionary District of Northern Texas, remained as bishop of the new diocese. The diocese began when thirteen parishes were merged.

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The Missionary District of Northern Texas was formed when a portion of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas was divided on February 2, 1875. Garrett named the oldest church in the district, which was Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church, as his cathedral church and Dallas as his see. Saint Matthew's has remained the cathedral church of the bishop since that time. Garrett served until his death in 1924.

There are more than seventy parishes and schools in the diocese. The diocese is involved in many national and international missionary outreach programs. The principal offices of the diocese are at the Diocesan House, which is, along with the cathedral church, located on the former site of Saint Mary's Episcopal College for Women. The diocese divided in 1983, the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth was formed from the division.

Influence of the Anglican realignment

The dioceses of Dallas along with the Diocese of Western Louisiana are opposed to the ordination of gay clergy [ citation needed ] but have chosen to stay within the Episcopal Church. The Diocese of Dallas approved, at its 2006 diocesan convention, an amendment to the diocesan constitution that it would break with the Episcopal Church only if that body were no longer part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. [1] A vast majority of the Diocese of Fort Worth, on the other hand, voted to break away from the Episcopal Church in 2008. Additionally, several conservative parishes, including Christ Church, Plano, purchased their properties from the Diocese of Dallas and are now aligned with Anglican bodies other than the Episcopal Church.

The Diocesan House of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Texas. DiocesanHouse.jpg
The Diocesan House of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Texas.

Election of George R. Sumner as diocesan bishop

James M. Stanton announced in May 2013 that he would retire as the VI Bishop of Dallas, effective 31 May 2014. Following Stanton's retirement, Paul E. Lambert, elected on 29 March 2008 as bishop suffragan, [2] served as bishop pro-tempore.

On 16 May 2015, the diocese held a "Special Convention for the Election of the VII Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas". At this convention, George R. Sumner, then principal of Wycliffe College, Toronto, was duly elected to be VII Episcopal Bishop of Dallas. Sumner was elected with 77 clergy votes out of 138 cast; and 107 lay votes out of 193. He was consecrated on 14 November 2015.

List of bishops

Missionary and diocesan bishops

Missionary Bishops of Northern Texas
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
18741895 Alexander Charles Garrett (1832, Ireland - February 18, 1924, Dallas TX); Became diocesan Bishop of Dallas.
Bishops of Dallas
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
18951924Alexander Charles Garrett(1832, Ireland - February 18, 1924, Dallas TX); became Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in 1923; died while holding both offices.
19241946 Harry Tunis Moore (October 4, 1874, Delavan, WI – October 6, 1955); previously coadjutor since 1917.
19461970 C. Avery Mason Charles Avery Mason (died early 1970); died in office; previously coadjutor since 1945.
19701983 A. Donald Davies Translated to Fort Worth.
19831992 Donis D. Patterson Donis Dean Patterson (April 27, 1930, Holmesville, OH – February 3, 2006, Orlando, FL)
19932014 James M. Stanton James Monte Stanton (born October 29, 1946, Atchison, KS)
2015 George R. Sumner George Robinson Sumner, Jr. (born February 19, 1955)

Suffragan and assistant bishops

Suffragan and assistant bishops
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19501954 Frank Burrill, suffragan bishop
19541962 Joseph M. Harte, suffragan bishopJohn Joseph Meakin Harte (July 28, 1914, Springfield, OH – December 19, 1999, Phoenix, AZ); became Bishop of Arizona.
19621975 Theodore H. McCrea, suffragan bishopTheodore Harper McCrea (Mar. 27, 1908 - Sep. 22, 1986)
19661973 William Paul Barnds, suffragan bishop(August 5, 1904, Sweet Springs, MO – January 23, 1973, Fort Worth, TX); died in office.
19761986 Robert Terwilliger, suffragan bishopRobert Elwin Terwilliger (Aug 28 1917 - June 3, 1991, Hurst, TX, aged 73)
19992002 D. Bruce MacPherson, suffragan bishopDavid Bruce MacPherson (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada); became Bishop of Western Louisiana.
20042007 Stephen H. Jecko, assistant bishopRetired Bishop of Florida.
20082016 Paul E. Lambert, suffragan bishopPaul Emil Lambert (born May 19, 1950, Reno, NV) retired May 2016 [3]

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References

  1. "DALLAS: Conservative Bishops Not Leaving The Episcopal Church - Virtueonline – The Voice for Global Orthodox Anglicanism".
  2. "Dallas elects Paul Lambert as bishop suffragan" Archived 2008-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Episcopal News Service, March 29, 2008
  3. "Bishop Paul Lambert's Retirement - Episcopal Diocese of Dallas".

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