Episcopal Diocese of Missouri
| Diocese of Missouri | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province V |
| Coordinates | 38°37′50″N 90°11′54″W / 38.63051°N 90.19833°WCoordinates: 38°37′50″N 90°11′54″W / 38.63051°N 90.19833°W |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 47 |
| Members | 14,000 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Episcopal |
| Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | George Wayne Smith |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Missouri |
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| Website | |
| diocesemo.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over 54 counties in eastern Missouri. It has 47 congregations and is in Province 5. Its cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, is in St. Louis, as are the diocesan offices. The current bishop is George Wayne Smith.
The Episcopal Dioceses of Missouri was founded in 1841 by the Episcopal congregations that already existed in the state. In 1844, the diocese elected its first bishop, Cicero Hawks, who presided over five priests and nine congregations. He held the diocese together during the Civil War, increasing the reputation of the Episcopal Church in Missouri. After Hawks' death in 1868, the diocese elected Charles F. Robertson as the second bishop of the diocese. By the time of his death in 1886, the diocese had grown to 51 congregations and 40 missions throughout the state. After the election of the third bishop, Daniel S. Tuttle, the Diocesan Convention approved a plan to split the diocese in half. Tuttle supported the newly created Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri by providing funds to sustain it through its first years.
As Tuttle aged, the Diocesan Convention appointed Frederick Foote Johnson as bishop coadjutor in 1911. He took over as diocesan bishop upon Tuttle's death in 1923. During Johnson's tenure, the diocese expanded its youth and campus ministries. As Johnson's health failed, the dean of Christ Church Cathedral, William Scarlett, was appointed as bishop coadjutor. He succeeded Johnson in 1930. Scarlett worked tirelessly for social reform, championing the cause of those left jobless and homeless during the Great Depression. In 1935, the Episcopal City Mission was formed to minister to those in jail. He also revitalized the Christian Education system at this time.
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