Episcopal Diocese of Montana
Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States
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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.[3]
Diocese of Montana Diœcesis Montanensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Montana |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province VI |
| Headquarters | Helena, Montana |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 32 (2024)[1] |
| Members | 3,367 (2023)[2] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | June 19, 1904 |
| Cathedral | St Peter's Cathedral, Helena |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Martha Elizabeth Stebbins |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Montana | |
| Website | |
| diomontana | |
The diocese reported 4,386 members in 2019 and 3,367 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 national parochial reports.[4] Plate and pledge income for the 32 filing congregations of the diocese in 2024 was $3,600,323. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) reported in 2024 was 1,015 persons, a relative decline from 1,444 in 2015.[5]
List of bishops
The bishops of Montana have been:[6]
- Daniel S. Tuttle, missionary bishop (1866–1880)
- Leigh R. Brewer, missionary bishop (1880–1904), first diocesan bishop (1904–1916)
* William F. Faber, coadjutor (1914–1916) - William F. Faber (1916–1934)
* Herbert H. H. Fox, suffragan, 1920, coadjutor bishop, 1925 (VI Idaho, 1925–1926) - Herbert H. H. Fox (1934–1939)
* Henry Hean Daniels, coadjutor bishop (1939) - Henry Hean Daniels (1939–1957)
* Chandler W. Sterling, coadjutor bishop (1956) - Chandler W. Sterling (1957–1968)
- Jackson Earle Gilliam (1968–1985)
- Charles Irving Jones III (1986–2001)
* Charles L. Keyser, assisting bishop (2001–2003) - C. Franklin Brookhart, Jr. (2003–2018)
- Martha Elizabeth Stebbins[7] (December 7, 2019-current)
