Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana

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Diocese of Northern Indiana

Diœcesis Indianensis Septentrionalis
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Location
Country United States
TerritoryThe Indiana counties of Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Grant, Howard, Huntington, Jasper, Jay, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, White, and Whitley
Ecclesiastical province Province V
Statistics
Congregations33 (2021)
Members3,470 (2021)
Information
Denomination Episcopal Church
EstablishedApril 25, 1899
Cathedral Cathedral of St James
Current leadership
Bishop Douglas Sparks
Map
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Location of the Diocese of Northern Indiana
Website
ednin.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana, originally called the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan City, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the northern one-third of Indiana. It is in Province 5 and its cathedral, the Cathedral of St. James, is in South Bend, as are the diocesan offices. [1]

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Description

The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana has 33 parishes and missions in 31 counties of northern Indiana. Except for Tippecanoe County, all counties in the state straddling or lying north of 40º 30' North latitude are in the diocese. Fort Wayne is the largest city in the diocese followed by South Bend, Gary, and Elkhart. Cities in the diocese with more than one parish are Fort Wayne and South Bend with three each, and Elkhart, Gary and Michigan City with two each.

History

In October, 1888, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America approved splitting the Episcopal Diocese of Indiana into the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan City covering the northern one-third of the state and the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis covering the rest. John Hazen White, the Bishop of Indiana at the time elected to become bishop of Michigan City and was consecrated on April 25, 1899. A new bishop was elected for Indianapolis and he was consecrated September 21, 1899. [2]

Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana

Current bishop

Doug Sparks is the eighth and current bishop of the diocese.

List of bishops

Doug Sparks, 8th bishop, receiving the crozier from his predecessor, Edward S. Little II LittleSparksCrozier.jpg
Doug Sparks, 8th bishop, receiving the crozier from his predecessor, Edward S. Little II

The bishops of Northern Indiana have been: [3]

St. James Memorial Chapel

The first four bishops of Northern Indiana are buried in the crypt of St. James Memorial Chapel on the grounds of Howe Military School in Howe, Indiana. The wives of the first three bishops are also buried there. [4] Note: The fifth bishop, William C. R. Sheridan, who died September 24, 2005, at his home in Culver, Indiana, was buried in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth, Indiana. [5]

See also

Bibliography

St. James Cathedral in South Bend St. James Cathedral in South Bend.jpg
St. James Cathedral in South Bend

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References

  1. Episcopal Church Annual, 2004, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 304-305
  2. Lilly, Eli, History of the Little Church on the Circle: Christ Church Parish, Indianapolis, 1837-1953 (1957) Indianapolis:Christ Episcopal Church, p.263
  3. Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 304
  4. LaGrange County Cemetery Burial listing
  5. Marshall County, Indiana, obituaries