Episcopal Diocese of Long Island

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Diocese of Long Island
Diocese of Long Island seal.png
Location
Country United States
Territory New York: Brooklyn, Nassau County, Queens, Suffolk County
Ecclesiastical province Province II
Archdeaconries 4
Coordinates 40°43′11″N73°38′30″W / 40.719841°N 73.641672°W / 40.719841; -73.641672 Coordinates: 40°43′11″N73°38′30″W / 40.719841°N 73.641672°W / 40.719841; -73.641672
Statistics
Parishes130 (2021)
Members38,482 (2021)
Information
Denomination Episcopal Church
EstablishedNovember 18, 1868
Cathedral Cathedral of the Incarnation
Co-cathedral St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
Language English, Spanish
Current leadership
Bishop Lawrence C. Provenzano
Geralyn Wolf (Assistant Bishop)
Map
ECUSA Long Island.png
Website
dioceseli.org
Church of the Holy Spirit, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Bay Pkwy.jpg
Church of the Holy Spirit, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the counties of Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk, which comprise Long Island, New York. It is in Province 2 and its cathedral, the Cathedral of the Incarnation, is located in Garden City, as are its diocesan offices. [1]

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Current bishop

On the Feast of Theodore of Tarsus, September 19, 2009, Lawrence C. Provenzano was ordained and consecrated as Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. He officially took office as Bishop of Long Island at the Diocesan Convention November 14, 2009, and was seated at the Cathedral of the Incarnation on November 22, 2009.

List of bishops

The bishops of Long Island have been: [2]

1. Abram Newkirk Littlejohn, (1868–1901)
2. Frederick Burgess, (1901–1925)
3. Ernest M. Stires, (1925–1942)

4. James P. deWolfe, (1942–1966)

5. Jonathan G. Sherman, (1966–1977)

6. Robert C. Witcher, (1977–1991)

7. Orris George Walker, (1991–2009 )

8. Lawrence C. Provenzano, bishop (2009–present)

History of the Diocese

The Diocese has benefited from large endowments, for example, $10,000 given in 1908 by Roslyn, New York resident John Ordronaux. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 225-230
  2. ↑ Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p.340
  3. ↑ http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs184/1104248387325/archive/1117062149390.html
  4. ↑ "The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island: Home".
  5. ↑ "The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island: Home".
  6. ↑ "The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island: Meet Bishop Franklin". www.dioceseli.org. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  7. ↑ "MANY BEQUESTS TO CHARITY.; Will of Dr. Ordronaux D... - The New York Times" (PDF). The New York Times . March 29, 1908. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
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