Episcopal Diocese of Montana

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.[1]

Diocese of Montana
Location
CountryUnited States
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince VI
HeadquartersHelena, Montana
Statistics
Congregations35 (2014)
Members4,485 (2016)
Information
DenominationThe Episcopal Church
RiteEpiscopal
Established1904
CathedralSt. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, Helena
Current leadership
BishopMartha E. (Marty) Stebbins, effective December 7, 2019
Map

Location of the Diocese of Montana
Website

Charles Franklin Brookhart, Jr. was the most recent bishop. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.[2]

List of bishops

The bishops of Montana have been:[3]

  1. Daniel S. Tuttle, missionary bishop (1866–1880)
  2. Leigh R. Brewer, missionary bishop (1880–1904), first diocesan bishop (1904–1916)
    * William F. Faber, coadjutor (1914–1916)
  3. William F. Faber (1916–1934)
    * Herbert H. H. Fox, suffragan, 1920, coadjutor bishop, 1925 (VI Idaho, 1925–1926)
  4. Herbert H. H. Fox (1934–1939)
    * Henry Hean Daniels, coadjutor bishop (1939)
  5. Henry Hean Daniels (1939–1957)
    * Chandler W. Sterling, coadjutor bishop (1956)
  6. Chandler W. Sterling (1957–1968)
  7. Jackson Earle Gilliam (1968–1985)
  8. Charles Irving Jones III (1986–2001)
    * Charles L. Keyser, assisting bishop (2001–2003)
  9. C. Franklin Brookhart, Jr. (2003–November 1, 2018)
  10. Martha E. (Marty) Stebbins[4] (starting December 7, 2019)

See also
  • List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA

References
  1. "Episcopal Church online directory". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  2. Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005, revised edition, New York: Church Publishing, p. 108
  3. Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 273
  4. "Meet the Bishop Elect - The Episcopal Diocese of Montana". Retrieved 2019-10-12.
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