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The Episcopal Diocese of Duluth was a
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of the
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. The diocese was created as the Missionary District of Duluth in 1895 as a result of the division of the Diocese of
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. The Missionary District was reconstituted as a diocese at its twelfth annual convocation on June 19, 1907. The diocese reunited with the Diocese of Minnesota in 1944. The former cathedral in
Duluth, Minnesota Duluth ( ) is a Port, port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population ...
was sold to a
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church in 1956.


Bishops of the Diocese

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James Dow Morrison James Dow Morrison (1844–1934) was the first bishop of Duluth in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Biography James Dow Morrison was born in Waddington, New York on October 16, 1844. He was consecrated bishop on February ...
,
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(1896–1906), Diocesan bishop (1907–1921) * Granville Gaylord Bennett (1921–1933) * Benjamin Tibbets Kemerer,
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(1930-1933, Diocesan bishop (1933–1943)


References

*''The Episcopal Church Annual''. Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005).


External links

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Journal of the Annual Convention
' Duluth, Minnesota
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Religious organizations established in 1895 1943 disestablishments in the United States
Duluth Duluth ( ) is a Port, port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population ...
Duluth Duluth ( ) is a Port, port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population ...
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