Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma
Diocese of Oklahoma Diœcesis Oklahomensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Oklahoma |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province VII |
| Subdivisions | 6 Regions |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 64 (2024) |
| Members | 13,576 (2023) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Rite | Episcopal |
| Established | January 16, 1938 |
| Cathedral | St Paul's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Poulson C. Reed |
| Map | |
Location of the Diocese of Oklahoma | |
| Website | |
| www.epiok.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma dates back to 1837 as a Missionary District of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The General Convention of the Episcopal Church recognized the Diocese of Oklahoma in 1937. The diocese consists of all Episcopal congregations in the state of Oklahoma. The ninth Bishop and sixth diocesan Bishop is Poulson C. Reed, consecrated in 2020.
The diocese reported 16,718 members in 2015 and 13,576 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 national parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the 64 filing congregations of the diocese in 2024 was $14,786,260. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) was 4,210 persons.
The see city is Oklahoma City, where St. Paul's Cathedral is located.
The Missionary District of Eastern Oklahoma was a missionary district of the Episcopal Church. On October 11, 1910, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church formed the missionary district from the preexisting Missionary District of Oklahoma. The missionary district was short-lived and recombined with the Missionary District of Oklahoma in 1919. The Rt. Rev. Theodore Payne Thurston was elected the first and only bishop of the missionary district.