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.
Diocese of Eastern Michigan Diœcesis Michiganensis Orientis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | V (Midwest) |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 43 (2022) |
| Members | 3,803 (2022) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | October 28, 1994 |
| Dissolved | June 28, 2024 |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Eastern Michigan | |
| Website | |
| www.eastmich.org | |
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
edit| Bishops of Eastern Michigan | |||
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| 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bishop Hougland of Western Michigan elected bishop provisional of Eastern Michigan". Episcopal News Service. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "About". The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
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