Our Church in Arizona
Our Mission Focus
- Bishop Smith's 2007 Diocesan Convention PowerPoint Presentation
- Bishop Smith's 2006 Diocesan Convention PowerPoint Presentation
- Bishop Smith’s 2005 Diocesan Convention PowerPoint Presentation
- Bishop Smith’s 2004 Diocesan Convention PowerPoint Presentation
Our Organizational Structure
- Our Bishop & Clergy
- The Standing Committee of the Diocese
- The Diocesan Mission Council (DMC) and Executive Council
- The Annual Diocesan Convention
Our Lutheran Partners in Ministry (ELCA--Grand Canyon Synod)
Historical Facts of The Episcopal Church in Arizona
The Diocese of Arizona was established by General Convention in 1959, but our rich history began 100 years before. Here are some important dates:
| 1865 | Arizona and Nevada were constituted a Missionary Jurisdiction. |
| 1869 | Ozi William Whitaker was consecrated on October 13th, as Missionary Bishop of Arizona and Nevada. |
| 1873 | Bishop Whitaker made his first Episcopal Visitations to Arizona. |
| 1874 | Arizona is separated from Nevada and is joined into a Missionary Jurisdiction. |
| 1875 | William Forbes Adams is consecrated on January 17th, to be Missionary Bishop of Arizona and New Mexico. |
| 1880 | George Kelly Dunlop was consecrated on November 21st, to be Missionary Bishop of Arizona and New Mexico. |
| 1881 | First Episcopal Church building in Arizona erected in Tombstone. St. Paul's is the oldest non-Roman Catholic Church in Arizona. |
| 1889 | Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix was completed and held its first service on the first Sunday in January. |
| 1889 | John Mills Kendrick was consecrated on January 18th, as Missionary Bishop of Arizona and New Mexico. |
| 1892 | Arizona and New Mexico were made separate Missionary Jurisdictions. |
| 1897 | The Hospital of the Good Shepherd was founded by Miss Thackara among the Navajos at Fort Defiance. |
| 1907 | St. Luke's Home for Tubercular Patients was founded in Phoenix. |
Bishops who have served the Missionary District of Arizona |
Joseph Cruikshank Talbot | 1859-1865 |
Bishops who served the Diocese of Arizona
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