Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana
| Diocese of Northern Indiana | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province V |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 36 (2014) |
| Members | 4,256 (2014) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Episcopal |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. James, South Bend |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Douglas Sparks |
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 Location of the Diocese of Northern Indiana |
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| Website | |
| ednin.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana, originally called the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan City, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the northern one-third of Indiana. It is in Province 5 and its cathedral, the Cathedral of St. James, is in South Bend, as are the diocesan offices.
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana has 36 parishes and missions in 31 counties of northern Indiana. Except for Tippecanoe County, all counties in the state straddling or lying north of 400 30' North latitude are in the diocese. Fort Wayne is the largest city in the diocese followed by South Bend, Gary, Hammond, and Elkhart. Cities in the diocese with more than one parish are Fort Wayne and South Bend with three each, and Elkhart, Gary and Michigan City with two each.
In October, 1888, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America approved splitting the Episcopal Diocese of Indiana into the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan City covering the northern one-third of the state and the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis covering the rest. John Hazen White, the Bishop of Indiana at the time elected to become bishop of Michigan City and was consecrated on April 25, 1899. A new bishop was elected for Indianapolis and he was consecrated September 21, 1899.
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