Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes
Diocese of the Great Lakes | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | The Western and northern two-thirds of the Eastern portions of Michigan excluding the area surrounding Detroit. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province V |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 97 (2024) |
| Members | 9,802 (2023) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | 2024 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Anne Hodges Copple (Assisting Bishop) |
| Map | |
Location of the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes | |
| Website | |
| greatlakesepiscopal.org/ | |
The Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes is the Episcopal diocese in the western half and northern two-thirds of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The diocese was founded in 2024 by the juncture of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan and the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. This canonical arrangement was approved by a special joint convention of the prior dioceses on March 16, 2024 in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
In 2024, the diocese reported average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 3,578 persons. It reported plate and pledge financial support of $11,764,728 in 2024. Combined membership of the predecessor dioceses was 14,983 persons in 2015 and 9,802 persons in 2023; no national data were collected on diocesan membership in 2024 churchwide parochial reports.
The diocese is governed by the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes adopted by its first convention on October 19, 2024 and amended at the second convention on October 24, 2025.