Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas
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. The Diocese is organized into 56 congregations, with its diocesan office in Little Rock. The seat of the Bishop of Arkansas is Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock.
List of bishops of Arkansas
| Missionary bishops over Arkansas | |||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1838 | 1841 | Leonidas Polk Leonidas Polk Leonidas Polk was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who was once a planter in Maury County, Tennessee, and a second cousin of President James K. Polk... , Missionary Bishop for the Southwest |
Consecrated at Christ Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 9, 1838. |
| 1841 | James Hervey Otey James Hervey Otey James Hervey Otey , Christian educator and the first Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee, established the first Anglican church in the state and its first parish churches.-Biography:... , Bishop of Tennessee |
As Missionary bishop to Arkansas, Mississippi Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, created in 1850, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the entire state of Mississippi. It is in Province 4 and its cathedral, St... and the Indian Territory Indian Territory The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians... . |
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| 1844 | 1859? | George W. Freeman, Missionary Bishop of Arkansas | Consecrated at Christ Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 9, 1838. |
| 1859 | ? | Henry C. Lay, Missionary Bishop of Arkansas | Became diocesan bishop. |
| Bishops of Arkansas | |||
| ? | 1870 | Henry C. Lay | Missionary Bishop since 1859; translated to Easton Episcopal Diocese of Easton Episcopal Diocese of Easton is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America that comprises the nine counties that make up the Eastern Shore of Maryland... . |
| 1870 | 1899 | Henry Niles Pierce | Died in office. |
| 1899 | 1911 | William Montgomery Brown William Montgomery Brown William Montgomery Brown , sometimes called "Bad Bishop" Brown, was an Anglican clergyman and author. Brown, of Galion, Ohio was consecrated a Bishop of the Episcopal Church, but is best remembered as the first Anglican Bishop to be tried for heresy since the Reformation, and the first of any creed... |
Tried for heresy Heresy Heresy is a controversial or novel change to a system of beliefs, especially a religion, that conflicts with established dogma. It is distinct from apostasy, which is the formal denunciation of one's religion, principles or cause, and blasphemy, which is irreverence toward religion... in 1924–1925. |
| 1911 | 1932? | James R. Winchester | |
| 1932? | 1938? | Edwin Warren Saphore | Suffragan bishop since 1917. |
| Cons. 1918 | ? | Edward Thomas Demby, suffragan bishop Suffragan bishop A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:... |
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| El. 1938 | Ret. 1956 | Richard Bland Mitchell | |
| 1956? | ? | Robert R. Brown | Consecrated 1955. |
| Cons. 1967 | 1981 | Christoph Keller, Jr. | |
| 1981? | 1993 | Herbert A. Donovan, Jr.Donovan, Maze and Benfield are officially numbered as XI, XII and XIII bishops respectively. | Consecrated 1980; remains in the diocese as a retired assistant bishop Assistant Bishop An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop.-Church of England:In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually are retired bishops – in which case they are honorary assistant bishops... . |
| 1994 | ? | Larry E. Maze | Remains in the diocese as a retired assistant bishop Assistant Bishop An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop.-Church of England:In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually are retired bishops – in which case they are honorary assistant bishops... . |
| 2007 | present | Larry R. Benfield | Elected 11 November 2006. |