The Episcopal Church of New Hampshire, a

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of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA), covers the entire state of

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

. It was originally part of the Diocese of Massachusetts, but became independent in 1841. The see city is

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. The diocese has no

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Recent bishops

On June 7, 2003, the diocese elected Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop consecrated in the

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. Robinson retired in 2013 at 65. His successor is the current bishop, A. Robert Hirschfeld, who was elected

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on May 19, 2012, and consecrated bishop in Concord on August 4, 2012. Hirschfeld served with Robinson until Robinson's formal retirement in January 2013. In 2016, the diocese reported 11,903 members in 49 open parishes and missions.

Bishops of New Hampshire

Source:Our Bishop – Diocese of NH – The Episcopal Church
/ref> # Alexander Viets Griswold, bishop of the

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from 1811 to 1832, when the Diocese of New Hampshire was split off. The Episcopal Church lists him as ''I New Hampshire''. # Carlton Chase (1844-1870) # William Woodruff Niles (1870-1914) # Edward Melville Parker (1914-1925) # John Thomas Dallas (1926-1948) # Charles Francis Hall (1948-1973) # Philip Alan Smith (1973-1986) # Douglas E. Theuner (1986-2003) # V. Gene Robinson (2003-2013) # A. Robert Hirschfeld (2013–present)

References

External links

Official website of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire
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Province 1 of the Episcopal Church (United States) Religious organizations established in 1841