Episcopal Diocese of Montana

Diocese of Montana
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Location
Ecclesiastical province	Province VI
Statistics
Congregations	35 (2014)
Members	6,387 (2014)
Information
Rite	Episcopal
Cathedral	St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, Helena
Current leadership
Bishop	C. Franklin Brookhart, Jr.
Map
Location of the Diocese of Montana
Website
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The Episcopal Diocese of Montana is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Montana. It was established in 1904 and has 42 congregations in 26 counties of the state. It is in Province 6 and its cathedral, St. Peter's Cathedral, is in Helena, as are the diocesan offices.

Charles Franklin Brookhart, Jr. is the current bishop. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.

List of bishops

The bishops of Montana have been:

1. Daniel S. Tuttle, missionary bishop (1866–1880)
2. Leigh R. Brewer, missionary bishop (1880–1904), first diocesan bishop (1904–1916)
   * William F. Faber, coadjutor (1914–1916)
3. William F. Faber (1916–1934)
   * Herbert H. H. Fox, suffragan, 1920, coadjutor bishop, 1925 (VI Idaho, 1925–1926)
4. Herbert H. H. Fox (1934–1939)
   * Henry Hean Daniels, coadjutor bishop (1939)
5. Henry Hean Daniels (1939–1957)
   * Chandler W. Sterling, coadjutor bishop (1956)
6. Chandler W. Sterling (1957–1968)
7. Jackson Earl Gilliam (1968–1985)
8. Charles Irving Jones III (1986–2001)
   * Charles L. Keyser, assisting bishop (2001–2003)
9. Charles Franklin Brookhart, Jr. (2003–present)

See also

• List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA

External links

• Episcopal Diocese of Montana website
• St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, Helena
• Official Web site of the Episcopal Church
• Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Montana