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Episcopal Diocese of Montana

The Episcopal Diocese of Montana is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Montana. It was established in 1904 and has 42 congregations in 26 counties of the state. It is in Province 6 and its cathedral, St. Peter's Cathedral, is in Helena, as are the diocesan offices.

Charles Franklin Brookhart, Jr., a previous bishop, holds a Master of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.

The diocese reported 4,386 members in 2019 and 3,367 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 national parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the 32 filing congregations of the diocese in 2024 was $3,600,323. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) was 1,015 persons.

List of bishops

The bishops of Montana have been:

  1. Daniel S. Tuttle, missionary bishop (1866–1880)
  2. Leigh R. Brewer, missionary bishop (1880–1904), first diocesan bishop (1904–1916)<br />* William F. Faber, coadjutor (1914–1916)
  3. William F. Faber (1916–1934)<br />* Herbert H. H. Fox, suffragan, 1920, coadjutor bishop, 1925 (VI Idaho, 1925–1926)
  4. Herbert H. H. Fox (1934–1939)<br />* Henry Hean Daniels, coadjutor bishop (1939)
  5. Henry Hean Daniels (1939–1957)<br />* Chandler W. Sterling, coadjutor bishop (1956)
  6. Chandler W. Sterling (1957–1968)
  7. Jackson Earle Gilliam (1968–1985)
  8. Charles Irving Jones III (1986–2001)<br />* Charles L. Keyser, assisting bishop (2001–2003)
  9. C. Franklin Brookhart, Jr. (2003–2018)
  10. Martha Elizabeth Stebbins (December 7, 2019-current)

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