Diocese of Arkansas Diœcesis Arkansiana | |
|---|---|
 Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Arkansas |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province VII |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 54 (2021) |
| Members | 13,056 (2021) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | April 24, 1871 |
| Cathedral | Trinity Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | John T. W. Harmon |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Arkansas | |
| Website | |
| episcopalarkansas.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas is part of the Episcopal Church in the United States and the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Diocese is organized into 56 congregations, with its diocesan office in Little Rock. The seat of the Bishop of Arkansas is Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock.
| Missionary bishops over Arkansas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1838 | 1841 | Leonidas Polk, Missionary Bishop for the Southwest | Consecrated at Christ Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 9, 1838. |
| 1841 | c. 1844 | James Hervey Otey, Bishop of Tennessee | As Missionary bishop to Arkansas, Mississippi and the Indian Territory. |
| 1844 | 1858 | George W. Freeman, Missionary Bishop of Arkansas | Consecrated at Christ Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 9, 1838. |
| 1858 | 1859 | James Hervey Otey, Bishop of Tennessee | Provisional bishop. |
| 1859 | 1869 | Henry C. Lay, Missionary Bishop of Arkansas | Missionary bishop. |
| Bishops of Arkansas | |||
| 1870 | 1899 | Henry Niles Pierce | Missionary bishop and first diocesan bishop (October 19, 1820, Pawtucket, Rhode Island – September 5, 1899, Fayetteville, AR); died in office. |
| 1899 | 1912 | William Montgomery Brown | Coadjutor 1897–1899; Diocesan 1899–1912. Tried for heresy in 1924–1925. |
| 1912 | 1931 | James Ridout Winchester | Coadjutor 1911–12; Diocesan 1912–31. (March 15, 1852, Annapolis, MD – October 27, 1941, Chicago, IL) |
| Edward Thomas Demby, suffragan bishop (1918-1939) | (February 13, 1869, Wilmington, DE – October 14, 1957, Cleveland, OH) | ||
| 1935 | 1938 | Edwin Warren Saphore | Suffragan 1917–35; Diocesan 1935–37. (Died May 22, 1944, Syracuse, NY, aged 89) |
| 1938 | 1956 | Richard Bland Mitchell | Known as Bland. |
| 1956 | 1970 | Robert R. Brown | Coadjutor 1955–56; Diocesan 1956–70. (June 16, 1910, Garden City, KS – February 5, 1994, Little Rock, AR) |
| 1970 | 1981 | Christoph Keller, Jr. | Coadjutor 1967–70; Diocesan 1970–81. (December 22, 1915, Bay City, MI – May 19, 1995, Alexandria, LA) |
| 1981 | 1993 | Herbert A. Donovan, Jr.[N 1] | Herbert Alcorn "Herb" Donovan, Junior (born July 14, 1931); consecrated 1980; now a retired Assisting Bishop in New York. |
| 1994 | 2007 | Larry Maze[N 1] | (born September 13, 1943) |
| 2007 | 2024 | Larry R. Benfield[N 1] | Elected 11 November 2006. |
| 2024 | present | John T. W. Harmon | Elected 19 August 2023.[1] |
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- ^ "Bishop Consecration". The Episcopal Church in Arkansas. Retrieved 11 January 2024.