Episcopal Diocese of Lexington

Diocese
name=Episcopal Diocese of Lexington


province=Province IV
bishop= Stacy F. Sauls
cathedral= Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington
congregations=
members= 8,900
website= [http://www.diolex.org/ Episcopal Diocese of Lexington website]

The Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, created in 1895, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over eastern Kentucky. It is in Province 4 and its cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, is in Lexington, as are the diocesan offices. [Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 224]

Current bishop

The Rt. Rev. Stacy F. Sauls, is the sixth and current bishop of Lexington. He has a law degree from the University of Virginia and a master's in divinity and an honorary doctorate from General Theological Seminary, in New York City. He also has an honorary doctorate from in Sewanee, Tennessee. [Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005, revised edition, New York: Church Publishing, p. 805.]

List of bishops

The bishops of Lexington have been: [Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 224]
# Lewis W. Burton, (1896 - 1928)
# Henry P. A, Abbott, (1929 - 1945)
# William R. Moody, (1945 - 1971)
Addison Hosea, bishop coadjutor 1970 - 1971)
# Addison Hosea, (1971 - 1985}
Don A. Wimberly, bishop coadjutor (1984 - 1985}
# Don A. Wimberly, (1985 - 1999)
Rogers S. Harris, assisting, (1999 - 2000
# Stacy F. Sauls, (2000 - present.

ee also

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

References

External links

* [http://www.diolex.org/ Episcopal Diocese of Lexington website]
* [http://www.ccclex.org/ Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington]
* [http://www.episcopalchurch.org Official Web site of the Episcopal Church]