Episcopal Diocese of Maine

The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and encompasses the entire State of Maine. It is part of the Province of New England — Province I of the ECUSA.

Diocese of Maine
Cathedral Church of St. Luke
Location
TerritoryMaine
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince I
Coordinates45°30′N 69°00′W
Statistics
Congregations59 (18 Summer Chapels)
Members11,238 (2019)
Information
DenominationEpiscopal Church
EstablishedSeptember 5, 1820
CathedralCathedral Church of St. Luke
Current leadership
BishopThomas J. Brown
Map

Location of the Diocese of Maine
Website
episcopalmaine.org

The Diocese has 59 year-round congregations and 18 summer chapels. The see city is Portland. Its cathedral is the Cathedral Church of St. Luke. On February 9, 2019, a special diocesan convention elected The Rev. Thomas John Brown to succeed Bishop Stephen T. Lane. Bishop Brown was consecrated and assumed office on June 22, 2019. Brown is the first openly gay bishop to lead the diocese.

The Diocese of Maine was created in 1820 from the Eastern Diocese (which included all of New England save Connecticut) and elected its first bishop, George Burgess in 1847.

Bishops
Loring House in Portland


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