Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan

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Diocese of Eastern Michigan

Diœcesis Michiganensis Orientis
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Location
Country United States
Ecclesiastical province V (Midwest)
Statistics
Parishes43 (2021)
Members4,071 (2021)
Information
Denomination Episcopal Church
EstablishedOctober 28, 1994
Current leadership
BishopRt. Rev. Gladstone Adams (Assisting Bishop)
Map
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Location of the Diocese of Eastern Michigan
Website
www.eastmich.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan is the Episcopal diocese in the northern two-thirds of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, not including the greater Detroit area, which is in the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan.

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The diocese is headquartered in Saginaw, Michigan. It is a relatively new diocese, having been spun off from the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan in 1994. There are 50 separate parishes operating within the diocese. [1]

At a Special Convention held on March 16, 2024, in Grand Blanc, there was an overwhelming vote in favor of joining the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan to establish the Episcopal Diocese of The Great Lakes. However, this decision is still subject to approval by the next General Convention of The Episcopal Church.

List of bishops

Bishops of Eastern Michigan
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19962006 Edwin M. Leidel, Jr. Edwin "Ed" Max Leidel, Junior (born 1938, Baltimore, MD); elected March 16, 1996; consecrated September 1996; installed September 7, 1996; retired December 30, 2006; elected Provisional Bishop of Eau Claire August 28, 2010.
20062017 Todd Ousley Steven Todd Ousley; elected coadjutor May 6 and consecrated September 9, 2006; succeeded December 30, 2006; installed January 7, 2007.
20172019 Catherine Waynick Bishop Waynick was elected Provisional Bishop on October 21, 2017 [2]
20192021 Whayne M. Hougland Jr. Bishop Hougland was elected Provisional Bishop on October 19, 2019 [3]
2021September 28, 2023 Prince G. Singh Bishop Singh was elected Provisional Bishop on October 21, 2021 [4]

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References

  1. "The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan", accessed October 22, 2007 In 2017, the Rt. Rev. Todd Ousley, second bishop of the diocese, resigned to take a position on the staff of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church as Bishop for Pastoral Development.
  2. Forsyth, Katie. "BISHOP WAYNICK ELECTED BISHOP PROVISIONAL". Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 31 Oct 2017.
  3. "Bishop Hougland of Western Michigan elected bishop provisional of Eastern Michigan". Episcopal News Service. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. "About". The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Retrieved 2022-05-14.

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