Episcopal Church in Minnesota Diœcesis Minnesotensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Minnesota |
Ecclesiastical province | Province VI |
Statistics | |
Congregations | 90 (2022) |
Members | 15,357 (2022) |
Information | |
Denomination | The Episcopal Church |
Established | September 16, 1857 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour (Faribault) St. Mark's Cathedral (Minneapolis) |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Craig Loya |
Map | |
Location of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota | |
Website | |
www.episcopalmn.org |
The Episcopal Church in Minnesota, formerly known as the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America which has jurisdiction over all of Minnesota, except Clay County, which is in the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota.[1] It is in Province VI and its offices are in Minneapolis. It has two cathedrals: the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault and St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis. As of December 2013, there were 20,964 members.[2] It has 110 faith communities (this includes 105 churches and the organizations Episcopal Homes of Minnesota, the Episcopal House of Prayer, The Sheltering Arms Foundation, Breck School, and Shattuck-St. Mary’s School). It is affiliated with the Minnesota Council of Churches, The Joint Religious Legislative Coalition, and The Resource Center for Churches.[3] Henry Benjamin Whipple was the first bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. Craig Loya is the current bishop. The Diocese of Duluth was established as a Missionary Diocese from the Diocese of Minnesota in 1895 and was merged back into the Diocese of Minnesota on May 24, 1944.[4]