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Diocese of Western Louisiana

Dioecesis Louisianae Occidentalis

Diócesis de Luisiana Occidental
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, Desoto, East Carroll, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lasalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Landry, St. Martin, Tensas, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, Winn
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince VII
Statistics
Congregations42 (2021)
Members8,074 (2021)
Information
DenominationThe Episcopal Church
RiteEpiscopal
EstablishedOctober 10, 1979
CathedralSt Mark's Cathedral
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Current leadership
BishopJacob Wayne Owensby
Map
Location of the Diocese of Western Louisiana
Location of the Diocese of Western Louisiana

The Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America whose territory comprises the western part of the state of Louisiana, including Shreveport.

Organization[edit]

Organized through division of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana in 1979, it had (as of 2006) 48 parishes, 11,603 active baptized members, and an average Sunday attendance of 4,015. The diocese and its parishes sponsor nine parochial schools and preschools. The diocese is part of Province VII.

There have been four bishops of Western Louisiana:

  1. Willis R. Henton (1980–1990)
  2. Robert Jefferson Hargrove, Jr. (1990–2001)
  3. D. Bruce MacPherson (2002–2012)
  4. Jacob Wayne Owensby (July 2012–present)

The diocesan cathedral is St. Mark's, Shreveport; the diocesan offices are in the former parish hall of Mt. Olivet Chapel in Pineville.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Diocese_of_Western_Louisiana