The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon is a diocese of The Episcopal Church which consists of the western portion of the State of Oregon bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia River, the Cascade Range and the Oregon-California border. Major cities in the diocese are Portland, Salem, Eugene and Medford. The diocese is a part of Province VIII of the Episcopal Church.
The seat of the diocese is Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon.
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Michael Joseph Hanley was elected 10th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon at the Diocese's Annual Convention on November 30, 2009.[1] He was ordained to the episcopate and installed on April 10, 2010.[2]
Bishops of Oregon [edit]
|
Honorific & Name |
Dates |
| 1st |
The Rt. Rev. Thomas Fielding Scott |
1854–1867 |
| 2nd |
The Rt. Rev. Benjamin Wistar Morris |
1868–1906 |
| 3rd |
The Rt. Rev. Charles Scadding |
1906–1914 |
| 4th |
The Rt. Rev. Walter Taylor Sumner |
1915–1935 |
| 5th |
The Rt. Rev. Benjamin Dunlop Dagwell |
1936–1958 |
| 6th |
The Rt. Rev. James Walmesley Frederic Carman |
1958-1974 (Coadjutor Bishop, 1957–1958) |
| 7th |
The Rt. Rev. Matthew Paul Bigliardi |
1974–1985 |
| 8th |
The Rt. Rev. Robert Louis Ladehoff |
1986-2003 (Coadjutor Bishop, 1985) |
| 9th |
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Johncy Itty |
2003–2008 |
| 10th |
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Michael Joseph Hanley |
2010- |
For more information on the bishops who have served the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, see the diocesan website http://www.diocese-oregon.org/history/
Suffragan and Assisting Bishops [edit]
- The Rt. Rev. Hal Raymond Gross, Suffragan Bishop, 1965–1979
- The Rt. Rev. Sandy (Sanford Zangwill Kaye) Hampton, Assisting Bishop, 2008-2010 (previously Suffragan Bishop of Minnesota 1989-1996 and Assistant Bishop of Olympia, 1996–2003)
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