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Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii

Coordinates: 21°18′35″N 157°51′27″W / 21.309777°N 157.857375°W / 21.309777; -157.857375
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Diocese of Hawai῾i
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryHawaii, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince VIII
Coordinates21°18′35″N 157°51′27″W / 21.309777°N 157.857375°W / 21.309777; -157.857375
Statistics
Congregations35 (2022)
Members5,860 (2022)
Information
DenominationEpiscopal Church
Established1969
CathedralCathedral of Saint Andrew
Current leadership
BishopRobert L. Fitzpatrick
Website
episcopalhawaii.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i is the ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Episcopal Church of the Anglican Communion in the United States encompassing the state of Hawaii and Episcopal congregations in Micronesia. It is led by the Episcopal Bishop of Hawaii pastoring the Hawaiian Islands from the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in Honolulu.

The territorial jurisdiction which the Episcopal Diocese of Honolulu holds today was given up to American Episcopalians after the 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani, head of the Church of Hawaii. The Church of Hawaii, also called the Hawaii Reformed Catholic Church, was established by King Kamehameha IV and his consort Queen Emma in 1862. The king and queen, friends of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, were devout members of the Church of England. Episcopalians continue the Anglican Church of Hawaii tradition of celebrating the Feast of the Holy Sovereigns each November 28, in honor of Kamhehameha IV and Queen Emma. The former Diocese of Micronesia was joined to the Diocese of Hawaii in 2024.

Bishops

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Missionary

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Portrait of LaMothe, before 1927
  1. Henry Bond Restarick (1902–1920; first American bishop)
  2. John Dominique LaMothe (1921–1928)
  3. Samuel Harrington Littell (1930–1943)
  4. Harry S. Kennedy (1944–1969)

Diocesan

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  1. Edwin Lani Hanchett (1969–1975)
  2. Edmond L. Browning (1976–1985)
  3. Donald Purple Hart (1986–1994)
  4. Richard Sui On Chang (1997–2006)
  5. Robert Fitzpatrick (2007–)[3]

Churches

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Hawaii
Kauai
Maui[5]
Molokai
Oahu
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Mission, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands[9]

Schools

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  • St. Andrew's Schools, Honolulu, The Reverend Heather Patton-Graham, Chaplain
  • Iolani School, Honolulu, The Reverend Tim Morehouse, The Reverend Andrew J. Arakawa, Chaplains
  • Seabury Hall, Maui, The Reverend Christopher Golding, Chaplain

References

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  1. ^ Blain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848-1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. p. 75. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Retired Bishop Gilson Dies". Episcopal Archives. August 21, 1980. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Kauai, the garden isle". episcopalhawaii.org. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "Maui - the valley isle". episcopalhawaii.org. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  6. ^ St. Andrew’s by the Philippine Sea, Guam[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "St. John the Divine, Guam". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  8. ^ St. Michael and All Angels, Guam[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "St. Paul's, Saipan". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
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