Episcopal Church in North Texas

This article is about the former diocese of the Episcopal Church. For the diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, see Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth.
Diocese of The Episcopal Church in North Texas
Location
CountryUnited States
Ecclesiastical provinceVII
HeadquartersFort Worth, Texas
Statistics
Parishes13[1]
Members3,798 (2019)
Information
DenominationEpiscopal Church
EstablishedNovember 13, 1982
DissolvedJuly 11, 2022
Leadership
BishopScott Mayer (Provisional)
Rayford B. High, Jr.
(Assistant Bishop)
Map
Location of the Episcopal Church in North Texas at its dissolution
Location of the Episcopal Church in North Texas at its dissolution
Website
ecntx.org

The Episcopal Church in North Texas was a diocese of the Episcopal Church from 1982 to its merger with the Diocese of Texas in 2022. The diocese included a geographic area of 24 counties in the north central part of Texas.[2] As of 2021, it includes 13 churches, including a number of other congregations in the process of reorganization.[1] The jurisdiction was the site of a major schism in 2008. This schism was the result of the diocese's bishop, Jack Iker, leading the majority of clergy and parishes to join the Anglican Church of North America as the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. The Episcopal Church diocese is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It announced on April 22, 2022, that it would seek reunion with the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. The merger was finalized by the 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America on July 11, 2022.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Episcopal Churches - Episcopal Church In North Texas". Archived from the original on 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ^ "About - Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth". 13 December 2017.
  3. ^ "D050 Reunion of the Diocese of The Episcopal Church in North Texas with The Episcopal Diocese of Texas".