Diocese of Maine | |
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) Cathedral Church of St. Luke | |
| Location | |
| Territory | Maine |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province I |
| Coordinates | 45°30′N 69°00′W / 45.5°N 69.0°W |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 59 (18 Summer Chapels) |
| Members | 11,238 (2019) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | September 5, 1820 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Church of St. Luke |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Thomas J. Brown |
| Map | |
) Location of the Diocese of Maine | |
| Website | |
| episcopalmaine.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and encompasses the entire State of Maine. It is part of the Province of New England — Province I of the ECUSA.
The Diocese has 59 year-round congregations and 18 summer chapels. The see city is Portland. Its cathedral is the Cathedral Church of St. Luke. On February 9, 2019, a special diocesan convention elected The Rev. Thomas John Brown to succeed Bishop Stephen T. Lane. Bishop Brown was consecrated and assumed office on June 22, 2019. Brown is the first openly gay bishop to lead the diocese.
The Diocese of Maine was created in 1820 from the Eastern Diocese (which included all of New England save Connecticut) and elected its first bishop, George Burgess in 1847.
Bishops
- George Burgess (1847 - 1866)
- Henry A. Neely (1867 - 1899)
- Robert Codman (1900 - 1915)
- Benjamin Brewster (1916 - 1940)
- Oliver Leland Loring (1941 - 1968)
- Frederick Wolf (1968-1986)
- Edward C. Chalfant (1986 - 1996)
- Chilton R. Knudsen (1998 - 2008)
- Stephen T. Lane (2008 - 2019)
- Thomas J. Brown (2019 - Present)
External links
- Official Web site of the Diocese of Maine
- Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Maine at the Online Books Page
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