Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast
Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast | |
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Location | |
Country | United States of America |
Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church in North America |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 14 (2023)[1] |
Members | 2,505 (2023)[1] |
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Rite | Anglican |
Cathedral | St. Timothy's Anglican Church, Spring, Texas |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | The Rt. Rev. Clark W. P. Lowenfield |
Website | |
Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast Official Website |
The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America comprising congregations in Texas and Louisiana.
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.[2]
On April 20, 2013, Clark W. P. Lowenfield was consecrated as the first bishop of the new diocese-in-formation in The Woodlands, Texas, by the Most Rev. Robert Duncan.[3] The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast was admitted as a full member diocese at the ACNA General Assembly in June 2013.
References
- ^ a b "Congregational Reporting: 2023 in Review" (PDF). Anglican Church in North America. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast History, Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast Official Website
- ^ The Very Rev. Clark W. P. Lowenfield Ordained as Bishop of the Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast, ACNA Website
External links
- Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast Official Website
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- Anglican realignment
- Book of Common Prayer (2019)
- Christ Church Plano (provincial pro-cathedral)
- Global Anglican Future Conference
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