Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan

Diocese of Eastern Michigan

Diœcesis Michiganensis Orientis
Location
CountryUnited States
Ecclesiastical provinceV (Midwest)
Statistics
Parishes43 (2022)
Members3,803 (2022)
Information
DenominationEpiscopal Church
EstablishedOctober 28, 1994
DissolvedJune 28, 2024
Map
Location of the Diocese of Eastern Michigan
Location of the Diocese of Eastern Michigan
Website
www.eastmich.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan was the Episcopal diocese in the northern two-thirds of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, not including the greater Detroit area, which is in the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan.

The diocese was headquartered in Saginaw, Michigan. It was a relatively new diocese, having been spun off from the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan in 1994. There were 50 separate parishes operating within the diocese.[1]

At a Special Convention held on March 16, 2024, in Grand Blanc, there was an overwhelming vote in favor of joining the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan to establish the Episcopal Diocese of The Great Lakes. This junction was approved by General Convention on June 28, 2024.

List of bishops

Bishops of Eastern Michigan
From Until Incumbent Notes
1996 2006 Edwin M. Leidel, Jr. Edwin "Ed" Max Leidel, Junior (born 1938, Baltimore, MD); elected March 16, 1996; consecrated September 1996; installed September 7, 1996; retired December 30, 2006; elected Provisional Bishop of Eau Claire August 28, 2010.
2006 2017 Todd Ousley Steven Todd Ousley; elected coadjutor May 6 and consecrated September 9, 2006; succeeded December 30, 2006; installed January 7, 2007.
2017 2019 Catherine Waynick Bishop Waynick was elected Provisional Bishop on October 21, 2017[2]
2019 2021 Whayne M. Hougland Jr. Bishop Hougland was elected Provisional Bishop on October 19, 2019[3]
2021 September 28, 2023 Prince G. Singh Bishop Singh was elected Provisional Bishop on October 21, 2021[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan", accessed October 22, 2007 In 2017, the Rt. Rev. Todd Ousley, second bishop of the diocese, resigned to take a position on the staff of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church as Bishop for Pastoral Development.
  2. ^ Forsyth, Katie. "BISHOP WAYNICK ELECTED BISHOP PROVISIONAL". Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 31 Oct 2017.
  3. ^ "Bishop Hougland of Western Michigan elected bishop provisional of Eastern Michigan". Episcopal News Service. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "About". The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Retrieved 2022-05-14.

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