Diocese of Western Louisiana Dioecesis Louisianae Occidentalis Diócesis de Luisiana Occidental | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, Desoto, East Carroll, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lasalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Landry, St. Martin, Tensas, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, Winn |
Ecclesiastical province | Province VII |
Statistics | |
Congregations | 42 (2021) |
Members | 8,074 (2021) |
Information | |
Denomination | The Episcopal Church |
Rite | Episcopal |
Established | October 10, 1979 |
Cathedral | St Mark's Cathedral |
Language | English, Spanish |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Jacob Wayne Owensby |
Map | |
Location of the Diocese of Western Louisiana |
The Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America whose territory comprises the western part of the state of Louisiana, including Shreveport.
Organized through division of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana in 1979, it had (as of 2006) 48 parishes, 11,603 active baptized members, and an average Sunday attendance of 4,015. The diocese and its parishes sponsor nine parochial schools and preschools. The diocese is part of Province VII.
There have been four bishops of Western Louisiana:
The diocesan cathedral is St. Mark's, Shreveport; the diocesan offices are in the former parish hall of Mt. Olivet Chapel in Pineville.