San Antonio, Tx 78209
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San Antonio, Tx 78209
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Fact Sheet
90 congregations, 27,000 members
Area covers 60 counties in South Central Texas. Major metro areas are San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and the Rio Grande Valley
Founded as Missionary Diocese of Western Texas in 1874, originally part of the Diocese of Texas, which was established in 1852. Became the Diocese of West Texas in 1904 as an independent diocese of the Episcopal Church.
Bishop is the Rt. Rev. Gary R. Lillibridge. Bishop Suffragan is the Rt. Rev. David M. Reed.
Headquarters is in San Antonio at the Bishop Jones Center
Member of The Episcopal Church, with 2.2 million members in 7,500 congregations, primarily in the United States. Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church is the Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori. She was elected for a nine-year term in 2006.
Member of the worldwide Anglican Communion of 38 autonomous churches around the world that trace their roots to the Church of England and maintain a “communion” with The Archbishop of Canterbury, currently the Most Rev. Rowan Williams.
The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas
| Mailing Address P.O. Box 6885 San Antonio, Texas 78209
Physical Address |
Contact Information phone: (210 or 888) 824-5387 fax: (210) 824-2164 website: www.dwtx.org e-mail: general.mail@dwtx.org |
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