Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio

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Diocese of Southern Ohio

Diœcesis Ohioensis Meridionalis
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Location
Country United States
TerritoryThe Ohio counties of Adams, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Licking, Madison, Meigs, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, Warren, and Washington
Ecclesiastical province Province V
Statistics
Congregations71 (2022)
Members15,204 (2022)
Information
Denomination Episcopal Church
EstablishedJanuary 13, 1875
Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral
Language English, Spanish
Current leadership
Bishop Kristin Uffelman White
Auxiliary Bishops Kenneth Lester Price Jr.
Nedi Rivera
Wendell N. Gibbs, Jr.
Map
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Location of the Diocese of Southern Ohio
Website
www.diosohio.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over 40 counties in southern Ohio. It is one of 15 dioceses that make up the Province of the Midwest (Province 5). The offices of the Bishop of Southern Ohio and the cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, are both located in downtown Cincinnati.

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History

The Diocese of Southern Ohio was created from the Diocese of Ohio in 1875. The diocese's original cathedral, St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral, Cincinnati, was located in downtown Cincinnati but was demolished in 1937 due to structural problems. Thomas A. Jaggar became the first bishop in 1875. The see was vacant following the retirement of Thomas E. Breidenthal on November 29, 2020.

Bishop Wayne Smith of Missouri was elected as the Provisional Bishop on July 17, 2021. [1]

Bishop Kristen Uffelman White, the current bishop, became the first female bishop of the Diocese of Southern Ohio on February 17, 2024.

List of churches and religious communities

Cincinnati area parishes

Columbus area parishes

Dayton area parishes

Eastern area

Central area

Missions

List of bishops

The bishops of Southern Ohio have been: [2]

Diocesan bishops

  1. Thomas Augustus Jaggar, (1875–1904)
  2. Boyd Vincent, (1904–1929)
  3. Theodore I. Reese, (1929–1931) [3]
  4. Henry Wise Hobson, (1931–1959)
  5. Roger Blanchard, (1959–1970)
  6. John McGill Krumm, (1971–1980)
  7. William Black, (1980–1992)
  8. Herbert Thompson Jr., (1992–2005), deceased 2006
  9. Thomas E. Breidenthal, (2007–2020)
  10. Kristin Uffelman White, (2024-present)

Other bishops

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References

  1. "Standing Committee nominates Bishop Wayne Smith as Provisional Bishop Candidate". Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 354
  3. "Religion: Again, Bishop Jones", Time , November 11, 1929.