Episcopal Diocese of Idaho
Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States
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The Episcopal Diocese of Idaho is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, with jurisdiction over Idaho south of the Salmon River, and one congregation in western Wyoming. Located in Province 8, its cathedral is St. Michael's in Boise, as are the diocesan offices.[3][4]
Diocese of Idaho | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | South Idaho |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province VIII |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 27 (2024)[1] |
| Members | 3,297 (2023)[2] |
| Information | |
| Rite | Episcopal |
| Established | December 9, 1967 |
| Cathedral | St Michael's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Jos Tharakan |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Idaho | |
| Website | |
| episcopalidaho.org | |
Congregations in northern Idaho are part of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane.
The diocese reported 4,775 members in 2017 and 3,297 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports.[5] Plate and pledge income for the 27 filing congregations of the diocese in 2024 was $3,509,915. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) for 2024 was 1,102 persons, a relative decrease from 1,437 in 2015.[6]
List of bishops
The bishops of Idaho have been:[7]
- Daniel S. Tuttle, (1867–1887)
- Ethelbert Talbot, (1887–1898),
- James Bowen Funsten, (1899–1918)
- Herman Page, (1919 - 1919)
- Frank H. Touret, (1919–1924)
- Herbert H. H. Fox, (1925–1926)
- Middleton S. Barnwell, (1926–1935)
- Frederick B. Bartlett, (1935–1941)
- Frank A. Rhea, (1942–1957)
- Norman L. Foote, (1957–1972)
- Hanford L. King, Jr. (1972–1981)
- David B. Birney, IV, (1982–1989)
- John S. Thornton (1990–1998)
- Harry Brown Bainbridge, III (1998–2008)
- Brian J. Thom (2008–2022)
- Jos Tharakan (2022-Present)
