Episcopal Diocese of Northern California

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Diocese of Northern California
Episcopal Diocese of Northern California.png
Location
Country United States
TerritoryAmador, Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, Yuba
Ecclesiastical province Province VIII
Statistics
Congregations63 (2023)
Members9,727 (2023)
Information
Denomination Episcopal Church
EstablishedMay 6, 1875
Cathedral Trinity Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop Megan M Traquair
Map
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Location of the Diocese of Northern California
Website
norcalepiscopal.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, created in 1910, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the northern part of California. It is in Province 8 and its cathedral, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, is in Sacramento, as are the diocesan offices. [1]

Contents

List of bishops

The bishops of Northern California have been: [2]

  1. John Henry Ducachet Wingfield, (1874–1898), Missionary Bishop and first diocesan bishop
  2. William Hall Moreland, Missionary Bishop (1899), second diocesan bishop (1910–1933)
    Archie W. N. Porter, bishop coadjutor 1933
  3. Archie W. N. Porter, (1933–1957)
    Clarence Haden, bishop coadjutor 1957
  4. Clarence Haden, (1958–1978)
    Edward McNair, suffragan bishop (1968–1972)
  5. John L. Thompson, (1978–1991)
    Jerry A. Lamb, bishop coadjutor 1991
  6. Jerry A. Lamb, (1992–2006)
    Barry Leigh Beisner, bishop coadjutor 2006
  7. Barry Leigh Beisner, (2007–2019)
  8. Megan M. Traquair, (2019–present)

List of significant parishes

  1. Faith Episcopal Church, Cameron Park, CA
  2. St. Michael's Episcipal Church and School Carmichael, CA
  3. St Martin's Episcopal Church Davis, CA
  4. Trinity Episcopal Church, Folsom, California
  5. St John's Episcopal Church Petaluma, CA
  6. All Saints' Episcopal Church Redding, CA
  7. St. John's Episcopal Church, Roseville, California
  8. Church of the Incarnation Santa Rosa, CA
  9. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Sebastopol, CA

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References

  1. Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 301-302
  2. Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 301

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