Episcopal Diocese of Long Island

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Church of the Holy Spirit, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

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. On December 10, 2024, Provenzano announced he would retire in September 2026.[2]

List of bishops

The bishops of Long Island have been:[3]

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

4. James P. deWolfe, (1942–1966)

5. Jonathan G. Sherman, (1966–1977)

6. Robert C. Witcher, (1977–1991)

7. Orris George Walker, (1991–2015)[4]

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

History of the Diocese

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In 2023, as part of the Uncovering Parish Histories project, the diocese started to investigate its connections to slavery and abolition.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 225-230
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  3. Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p.340
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  5. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs184/1104248387325/archive/1117062149390.html
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External links

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