Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast

The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, comprising 17 parishes, 10 in Texas and 7 in Louisiana.

Diocese of Western Gulf Coast
Location
CountryUnited States of America
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church in North America
Statistics
Parishes17
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralHopePointe Anglican Church (The Woodlands, TX)
Current leadership
BishopThe Rt. Rev'd Clark WP Lowenfield
Website
Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast Official Website

The movement to start a new diocese of the ACNA in the states of Texas and Louisiana begun in 2011. In June 2012, the Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast was officially approved as a diocese-in-formation at the ACNA General Assembly.[1]

On April 20, 2013, the Very Rev. Clark W. P. Lowenfield was consecrated as the first bishop of the new diocese-in-formation at the HopePointe Anglican Church in The Woodlands, Texas, by the Most Rev. Robert Duncan.[2] The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast was admitted as a full member diocese at the ACNA General Assembly on June 2013.

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