Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
| Diocese of Mississippi | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province IV |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 83 (2014) |
| Members | 18,677 (2014) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Episcopal |
| Cathedral | St. Andrew's Cathedral, Jackson |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Brian R. Seage |
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 Location of the Diocese of Mississippi |
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| Website | |
| www.dioms.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, created in 1826, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the entire state of Mississippi. It is in Province 4 and its cathedral, St. Andrew's Cathedral, is in Jackson, as are the diocesan offices.
As a Southern diocese, historically Mississippi parishes and missions have leaned toward evangelical, or low church, practice over the course of the diocese's history. However, unlike most of the other major religious traditions in the state, the Episcopal Church in Mississippi has usually tolerated freedom of belief and differing types of ritual practice (e.g., Anglo-Catholicism in Biloxi and a liberal orientation in communities like Oxford and Starkville where colleges have significant presences). As such, the fallout from the ideological and theological conflicts that beset the Episcopal Church between the 1970s and 2000s (such as the Gene Robinson controversy) has not been large in comparison to other Southern dioceses (e.g., Tennessee, Fort Worth, South Carolina).
As of 2013 the Diocese of Mississippi had 18,741 members, down from 20,925 in 2003.
Brian R. Seage was elected on May 3, 2014, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Jackson, and received the required consents from a majority of bishops and standing committees of the Episcopal Church. He succeeded Duncan M. Gray, III, as the tenth bishop of Mississippi when Gray retired in February 2015.
Seage was elected as bishop coadjutor during his tenure as rector at St. Columb’s in Ridgeland, Mississippi, where he served since 2005. He was also the dean of the Central Convocation of the Diocese of Mississippi where he helped co-ordinate and enable the ministry of Episcopal clergy in central Mississippi.
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