Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes

For other uses, see Diocese of the Great Lakes.
Diocese of the Great Lakes
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryThe Western and northern two-thirds of the Eastern portions of Michigan excluding the area surrounding Detroit.
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince V
Statistics
Congregations97 (2024)[1]
Members9,802 (2023)[2]
Information
DenominationEpiscopal Church
Established2024
Current leadership
BishopAnne Hodges Copple (Assisting Bishop)
Map

Location of the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes
Website
greatlakesepiscopal.org/

The Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes is the Episcopal diocese in the western half and northern two-thirds of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The diocese was founded in 2024 by the juncture of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan and the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan.[3] This canonical arrangement was approved by a special joint convention of the prior dioceses on March 16, 2024 in Grand Blanc, Michigan.[4]

In 2024, the diocese reported average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 3,578 persons.[5][6] It reported plate and pledge financial support of $11,764,728 in 2024. Combined membership of the predecessor dioceses was 14,983 persons in 2015 and 9,802 persons in 2023; no national data were collected on diocesan membership in 2024 churchwide parochial reports.[7]

The diocese is governed by the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes adopted by its first convention on October 19, 2024 and amended at the second convention on October 24, 2025.[8]

Bishops

Bishops of Western Michigan

  1. George D. Gillespie (1875–1909)
  2. John N. McCormick (1909–1937)
  3. Lewis Bliss Whittemore (1937–1953)
  4. Dudley B. McNeil (1953–1959)
  5. Charles E. Bennison Sr. (1960–1984)
  6. Howard Meeks (1984–1988)
  7. Edward L. Lee (1989–2002)
  8. Robert R. Gepert (2002–2013)
  9. Whayne M. Hougland, Jr. (2013–2021)
  10. Prince G. Singh (2022 - 2023, Provisional)

Bishops of Eastern Michigan

  1. Edwin M. Leidel, Jr. (1996–2006)
  2. Todd Ousley (2006–2017)
  3. Catherine Waynick (2017-2019, Provisional)[9]
  4. Whayne M. Hougland Jr. (2019-2021, Provisional)[10]
  5. Prince G. Singh (2022-2023, Provisional)[11]

Bishops of the Great Lakes

  1. The Rt. Rev. Gladstone B. Adams III, Assisting Bishop (2024–January 30, 2025)
  2. The Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple, Assisting Bishop (August 15, 2025 - Present)

References

  1. ^ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan vote to combine as Diocese of the Great Lakes". Episcopal News Service. 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ "The Agreement of Union: The Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes". archive.org. no publisher. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  8. ^ "The Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes". archive.org. Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Bishop Hougland of Western Michigan elected bishop provisional of Eastern Michigan". Episcopal News Service. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. ^ "About". The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Retrieved 2022-05-14.

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