Bishop of Mississippi

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The Bishop of Mississippi is the chief ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Mississippi, overseeing its clergy, congregations, and spiritual life.

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Label Occurrences
Bishop of Mississippi canonical 4

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diocesan bishop
episcopal office
religious leadership position
appointedBy Diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
associatedWith Episcopal charitable institutions in Mississippi
Episcopal schools in Mississippi
Mississippi Episcopal congregations
authoritySource Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
surface form: constitution and canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)

constitution and canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
canHaveType bishop coadjutor
diocesan bishop
suffragan bishop
churchProvince Province IV of the Episcopal Church (United States)
communion Anglican Communion
country United States of America
electionMethod elected by clergy and lay delegates of the diocese
establishedFor oversight of Episcopal parishes in Mississippi
hasTitleStyle The Right Reverend
jurisdiction Diocese of Mississippi
surface form: Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
languageOfLiturgy English
liturgicalTradition Book of Common Prayer
surface form: Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church, USA)
membershipBody House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church
surface form: House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (United States)
officeHoldersInclude Duncan Montgomery Gray Sr.
surface form: Duncan Montgomery Gray III

Duncan Montgomery Gray Sr.
surface form: Duncan Montgomery Gray Jr.

Duncan Montgomery Gray Sr.
John Maury Allin
William Mercer Green (first bishop of Mississippi)
surface form: William Mercer Green (first Bishop of Mississippi)
oversees diocesan commissions and committees in Mississippi
diocesan conventions in Mississippi
partOf Diocese of Mississippi
surface form: Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
religion Anglicanism
religiousDenomination Episcopal Church
surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
responsibility confirmation of lay members in the Diocese of Mississippi
implementation of policies of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church
ordination of deacons in the Diocese of Mississippi
ordination of priests in the Diocese of Mississippi
pastoral oversight of diocesan institutions
role chief ecclesiastical leader of the Diocese of Mississippi
oversees clergy in the Diocese of Mississippi
oversees congregations in the Diocese of Mississippi
oversees spiritual life of the Diocese of Mississippi
seat cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
state Mississippi
supervises rectors of Episcopal parishes in Mississippi
vicars of Episcopal missions in Mississippi

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Diocese of Mississippi officeHolderTitle Bishop of Mississippi
William Mercer Green (first bishop of Mississippi) positionHeld Bishop of Mississippi
subject surface form: William Mercer Green
Brian R. Seage title Bishop of Mississippi
Duncan M. Gray III positionHeld Bishop of Mississippi