Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast

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Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast
Location
CountryUnited States of America
Ecclesiastical province Anglican Church in North America
Statistics
Parishes17 (2022) [1]
Members2,381 (2022) [1]
Information
Rite Anglican
CathedralSt. Timothy's Anglican Church, Spring, Texas
Current leadership
BishopThe Rt. Rev. Clark W. P. Lowenfield
Website
Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast Official Website

The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, comprising 17 parishes, 12 in Texas, including two in formation, and 5 in Louisiana.

The movement to start a new diocese of the ACNA in the states of Texas and Louisiana begun in 2011. In June 2012, the Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast was officially approved as a diocese-in-formation at the ACNA General Assembly. [2]

On April 20, 2013, Clark W. P. Lowenfield was consecrated as the first bishop of the new diocese-in-formation in The Woodlands, Texas, by the Most Rev. Robert Duncan. [3] The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast was admitted as a full member diocese at the ACNA General Assembly in June 2013.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Congregational Reporting: 2022 in Review" (PDF). Anglican Church in North America. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast History, Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast Official Website
  3. The Very Rev. Clark W. P. Lowenfield Ordained as Bishop of the Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast, ACNA Website