Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States
Diocese of the Rio Grande
Diœcesis Fluminis Grandis
Location
Country
United States
Territory
New Mexico and Southwest Texas
Ecclesiastical province
Province VII
Statistics
Area
153,394 sq mi (397,290 km2)
Congregations
48 (2021)
Members
9,848 (2021)
Information
Denomination
Episcopal Church
Established
February 10, 1953
Cathedral
Cathedral of St John
Current leadership
Bishop
Michael Buerkel Hunn
Map
Location of the Diocese of the Rio Grande
Website
www.dioceserg.org
The Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande is the Episcopal Church's diocese in New Mexico and southwest Texas, the portion of the state west of the Pecos River, including the counties of El Paso, Reeves, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Brewster, Presidio, Terrell, Hudspeth and Pecos. The total area of the diocese is 153,394 square miles (397,290 km2). According to the 2006 parochial report, there are 57 active congregations within the diocese.[1] The see is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral Church of St. John.
^"Journal of the 2006 Diocesan Convocation". Archived from the original on 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
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