Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota
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The Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of North Dakota plus Clay County, Minnesota. It has 19 congregations in North Dakota and one in Moorhead, Minnesota. It is in Province VI and its cathedral, Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral, is in Fargo, as are the diocesan offices.[1]
Diocese of North Dakota Diœcesis Dakotensis Septentrionalis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | North Dakota, Clay County, Minnesota |
Ecclesiastical province | Province VI |
Statistics | |
Congregations | 18 (2021) |
Members | 2,236 (2021) |
Information | |
Denomination | Episcopal Church |
Established | October 11, 1883 (As Missionary District of North Dakota) September 24, 1971 (As Diocese of North Dakota) |
Cathedral | Gethsemane Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Sede Vacante Keith Bernard Whitmore (Assisting Bishop) |
Map | |
Location of the Diocese of North Dakota | |
Website | |
www.ndepiscopal.org |
The most recent diocesan bishop, Michael G. Smith, retired on May 1, 2019,[2] and was subsequently named an assisting bishop in the Diocese of Dallas.[3] He is an enrolled member of the Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma and is a graduate of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary.[4]
In August 2019, Keith Whitmore, a retired Bishop of Eau Claire, was named assisting bishop in North Dakota.[5] In February 2021, Thomas C. Ely, a retired Bishop of Vermont, was elected bishop provisional.[6]