Episcopal_Bishop_of_Oregon

Episcopal Diocese of Oregon

Episcopal Diocese of Oregon

Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States

The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon is a diocese of the Episcopal Church which consists of the western portion of the State of Oregon bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia River, the Cascade Range and the Oregon–California border. Major cities in the diocese are Portland, Salem, Eugene and Medford. The diocese is a part of Province VIII of the Episcopal Church.

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The seat of the diocese is Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon.

Michael Joseph Hanley was elected tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon at the diocese's annual convention on November 30, 2009.[1] He was ordained to the episcopate and installed on April 10, 2010.[2]

Diana Akiyama was elected eleventh bishop of the diocese on August 28, 2020.[3][4] She was consecrated on January 30, 2021, at the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon.[5] She is the first Japanese-American woman to be ordained a bishop in The Episcopal Church.

Bishops of Oregon

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For more information on the bishops who have served the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, see the diocesan website https://diocese-oregon.org/about/history/

Suffragan and assisting bishops

References

  1. [1]
    Episcopal Life Online Archived 2010-04-12 at the Wayback Machine item, March 16, 2010
  2. [2]
    Episcopal Life Online Archived 2010-04-27 at the Wayback Machine item, April 12, 2010
  3. [3]
    "Rev. Dr. Diana Akiyama Elected 11th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon". Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. 2020-08-29. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  4. [4]
    "Oregon's new Episcopal bishop follows journey of faith to a historic first for church in U.S." Oregonlive.com. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. [5]
    "Ordination and consecration of Diana D. Akiyama as a bishop in the church of God and the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese Oregon" (PDF). Episcopal Diocese of Oregon (in American English and Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-31.

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