Episcopal Diocese of Long Island

Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States

40°43′11″N 73°38′30″W / 40.719841°N 73.641672°W / 40.719841; -73.641672StatisticsParishes128 (2022)Members36,543 (2022)InformationDenominationEpiscopal ChurchEstablishedNovember 18, 1868CathedralCathedral of the IncarnationCo-cathedralSt. Ann & the Holy Trinity ChurchLanguageEnglish, SpanishCurrent leadershipBishopLawrence C. Provenzano
Geralyn Wolf (Assistant Bishop)Map

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The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the counties of Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk, which comprise Long Island, New York. It is in Province 2 and its cathedral, the Cathedral of the Incarnation, is located in Garden City, as are its diocesan offices.^[1]

Current bishop

On the Feast of Theodore of Tarsus, September 19, 2009, Lawrence C. Provenzano was ordained and consecrated as Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. He officially took office as Bishop of Long Island at the Diocesan Convention November 14, 2009, and was seated at the Cathedral of the Incarnation on November 22, 2009.

List of bishops

The bishops of Long Island have been:^[2]

1. Abram Newkirk Littlejohn, (1868–1901)
2. Frederick Burgess, (1901–1925)
3. Ernest M. Stires, (1925–1942)

Frank W. Creighton, suffragan bishop (1933–1937), II Missionary Bishop of the Diocese of Mexico (1926-1933), VI Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan (1926-1946)
John Insley Blair Larned, suffragan bishop (1929-1946)

4. James P. deWolfe, (1942–1966)

Jonathan G. Sherman, suffragan bishop (1949-1965)

5. Jonathan G. Sherman, (1966–1977)

Charles W. MacLean, suffragan bishop (1963-1975)
Richard Beamon Martin, suffragan bishop (1967-1974)

6. Robert C. Witcher, (1977–1991)

C. Shannon Mallory , assisting bishop (1979-1980)
Henry B. Hucles III, suffragan bishop (1981-1988)
Orris George Walker, coadjutor (1988-1991)

7. Orris George Walker, (1991–2015)^[3]

Rodney R. Michel, suffragan bishop (1997-2007)
David Joslin as Apostolic Administrator (2009)
Lawrence C. Provenzano, coadjutor (2009)

8. Lawrence C. Provenzano, bishop (2009–present)

Chilton R. Knudsen, assistant bishop (2014-2015)^[4]
Geralyn Wolf, assisting bishop (2015-2016), assistant bishop (2016-present)^[5]^[6]
R. William Franklin, assisting bishop (2019- present)^[7]

History of the Diocese

The Diocese has benefited from large endowments, for example, $10,000 given in 1908 by Roslyn, New York resident John Ordronaux.^[8]

In 2023, as part of the Uncovering Parish Histories project, the diocese started to investigate its connections to slavery and abolition.^[9]

References

^ Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 225-230
^ Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p.340
^ Cornish, Stephanie (2015-03-04). "Former Baltimorean and Episcopal Diocese of Long Island Bishop Orris Walker, Dies at 72". AFRO American Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
^ http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs184/1104248387325/archive/1117062149390.html
^ "The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island: Home".
^ "The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island: Home".
^ "The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island: Meet Bishop Franklin". www.dioceseli.org. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "MANY BEQUESTS TO CHARITY.; Will of Dr. Ordronaux D... - The New York Times" (PDF). The New York Times. March 29, 1908. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
^ "Episcopal Diocese of Long Island churches confront their role in slavery". Newsday. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2024-03-04.