Episcopal Diocese of Washington

Not to be confused with Episcopal Diocese of Spokane or Episcopal Diocese of Olympia.

Location of the Diocese of Washington

The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is the ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Episcopal Bishop of Washington in the United States. The territory comprises the District of Columbia and the Maryland counties of Charles, St. Mary's, Prince George's and Montgomery. Its principal church is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, unofficially known as Washington National Cathedral, located at Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues in Washington, D.C. Governed from Mount Saint Albans, the Episcopal Diocese of Washington is a member see of the greater Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA) which in turn is a member of the Anglican Communion. The diocese has a very active youth ministry, led by a group of talented youth, the EDOW COY (Committee on Youth). With many events, such as a Cathedral Lock-In and Middle and High school retreat, there are hundreds of youth that are involved in the diocese.

The Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane was the eighth bishop of Washington. At the Diocese's Annual Convention in January 2010, Bishop Chane announced his intention to retire in the fall of 2011. The election for the ninth bishop of Washington was held on June 18, 2011, and The Episcopal Diocese of Washington elected the Rev. Dr. Mariann Edgar Budde as its first female diocesan bishop. She was ordained and consecrated on November 12th, 2011.

Bishops of Washington

Bishop of Washington	Honorific & Name	Dates
1st	The Rt. Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee	1896–1908
2nd	The Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding	1909–1923
3rd	The Rt. Rev. James Edward Freeman	1923–1943
4th	The Rt. Rev. Angus Dun	1944–1962
5th	The Rt. Rev. William Forman Creighton	1962–1977
6th	The Rt. Rev. John Thomas Walker	1977-1989 (Coadjutor, 1976–1977)
7th	The Rt. Rev. Ronald Hayward Haines	1990-2000 (Bishop of Washington pro tempore 1989-1990)
8th	The Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane	2002- 2011
9th	The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde	2011 -

Suffragan and Assisting Bishops

• The Right Rev. Paul Moore, Jr. Bishop Suffragan, 1964-1970 (subsequently Coadjutor Bishop of New York 1970-1971 and 13th Bishop of New York 1972-1989)
• The Right Rev. John Thomas Walker, Bishop Suffragan, 1971-1976 (subsequently Bishop of Washington pro tempore and 6th Bishop of Washington)
• The Right Rev. George T. Masuda, Assisting Bishop, 1985-1986 (previously Bishop of North Dakota 1965-1979)
• The Right Rev. William Benjamin Spofford Jr., Assisting Bishop, 1979–1984, 1990 (previously Bishop of Eastern Oregon, 1969–1979)
• The Right Rev. Ronald Hayward Haines, Bishop Suffragan 1986-1989 (subsequently Bishop of Washington pro tempore and 7th Bishop of Washington)
• The Right Rev. Jane Holmes Dixon, Bishop Suffragan 1992-2000, Bishop of Washington 'pro tempore' 2001-2002
• The Right Rev. Allen Lyman Bartlett Jr., Assisting Bishop 2001-2004 (previously Coadjutor Bishop of Philadelphia 1986-1987 and Bishop of Pennsylvania 1987-1998)
• The Right Rev. Barbara Clementine Harris, Assisting Bishop 2003-2007 (previously Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Massachusetts 1989-2003)

See also

• Belt Woods

External links

• Episcopal Diocese of Washington
• Washington National Cathedral