Missouri, Diocese of
Jackson Kemper was consecrated the Missionary Bishop of Missouri and Indiana on Sept. 1, 1835. On Nov. 16, 1840, the Diocese of Missouri was organized at Christ Church, St. Louis, which became Christ Church Cathedral on May 22, 1888. The General Convention of 1889 voted to divide the Diocese of Missouri. The Diocese of Missouri includes the following counties: Adair, Audrain, Bollinger, Boone, Butler, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Clark, Cole, Crawford, Dent, Dunkin, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Jefferson, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Maries, Marion, Miller, Mississippi, Monroe, Montgomery, New Madrid, Oregon, Osage, Pemiscot, Perry, Phelps, Pike, Pulaski, Ralls, Randolph, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, St. Louis, Schuyler, Scotland, Scott, Shannon, Shelby, Stoddard, Texas, Warren, Washington, and Wayne.
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