The Diocese of Colorado is the diocese of the Episcopal Church which covers all of Colorado. It is in Province VI. Its cathedral, Saint John's Cathedral, Denver, is located in Denver, along with its offices. John Franklin Spalding was the first bishop of the diocese. Kimberly "Kym" Lucas is the current bishop.[1]
Diocese of Colorado Diœcesis Coloratensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Colorado |
Ecclesiastical province | Province VI |
Subdivisions | 5 |
Coordinates | 39°44′16″N 104°58′39″W / 39.73778°N 104.97750°W |
Statistics | |
Congregations | 93 (2022) |
Members | 19,816 (2022) |
Information | |
Denomination | The Episcopal Church |
Established | June 9, 1887 |
Cathedral | St John's Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Kimberly Lucas |
Map | |
Location of The Episcopal Church in Colorado | |
Website | |
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Colorado was part of the Missionary District of the Northwest from 1859 until 1865, when the Missionary District of Colorado and Parts Adjacent was established. On October 4, 1866, the House of Bishops changed the Missionary District of Colorado and Parts Adjacent to include Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming, while Montana and Idaho were detached from Colorado. On October 30, 1874, the district was once more changed, this time as the Missionary District of Colorado with jurisdiction in Wyoming, while New Mexico was detached from Colorado. It was on October 15, 1883, that the Missionary District of Colorado was established, after which Wyoming was made a created into a separate missionary district. The Missionary District became the Diocese of Colorado on June 9, 1887.[2]
The Episcopal Church in Colorado is divided into five regions – the Northwestern, Southwestern, Sangre de Cristo, High Plains, and Front Range:
Missionary bishops over Colorado | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1865 | 1873 | George Maxwell Randall | (November 23, 1810, Warren, RI – September 28, 1873, Denver, CO); missionary bishop over Colorado and adjacent areas including Montana (until 1867), Idaho (until 1867), Wyoming and New Mexico (from 1867); died in office. |
1873 | 1886 | John Franklin Spalding | (August 25, 1828, Belgrade, ME – March 9, 1902, Erie, PA); missionary bishop over Colorado and adjacent areas including New Mexico (until 1881) and Wyoming (until 1886); became first Bishop of Colorado |
Bishops of Colorado | |||
1886 | 1902 | John Franklin Spalding | Hitherto missionary bishop in Colorado; Western Colorado split off in 1892; died in office. |
1902 | 1918 | Charles Sanford Olmsted | (February 8, 1853, Olmstedville, NY – October 21, 1918); previously coadjutor since 1902; died in office. |
1918 | 1938 | Irving P. Johnson | Irving Peake Johnson (1866–1947); previously coadjutor since 1917. |
1938 | 1949 | Fred Ingley | Frederick "Fred" Ingley (November 20, 1878, Staffordshire, United Kingdom – ?); previously coadjutor since 1921. |
1949 | 1955 | Harold L. Bowen | Harold Linwood Bowen; previously coadjutor since 1947. |
1955 | 1969 | Joseph S. Minnis | Joseph Summerville Minnis (born 1903/4); forcibly deposed and banished from the diocese and state, 24 September 1968. |
1958 | 1960 | Daniel Corrigan, suffragan bishop | Daniel "Dan" N. Corrigan (October 25, 1900, Rochester, MN – September 21, 1994) |
1969 | 1973 | Edwin B. Thayer | Edwin Burton Thayer (February 7, 1905 – October 8, 1989, Denver); previously coadjutor since 1960. |
1973 | 1990 | William Frey | William Carl "Bill" Frey (born February 26, 1930, Waco, TX); previously bishop in charge, Honduras. |
1981 | 1988 | William H. Wolfrum, suffragan bishop | William Harvey "Dub" Wolfrum (January 16, 1926 – November 24, 2007, Fort Collins, CO); became interim Bishop of Navajoland. |
1987 | 2006 | William Davidson, assistant bishop | William "Bill" Davidson (July 20, 1919, Miles City, MT – May 8, 2006, Loveland, CO); retired Bishop of Western Kansas; previously assistant in Ohio. |
1991 | 2004 | William Jerry Winterrowd | William Jerry Winterrowd, called Jerry (born July 24, 1938, Shreveport, LA); retired January 2004. |
2004 | 2019 | Robert O'Neill | Robert John "Rob" O'Neill; previously coadjutor since 2003. |
2019 | present | Kimberly Lucas |