The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan was the Episcopal diocese in the northern two-thirds of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, not including the greater Detroit area, which is in the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan.
The diocese was headquartered in Saginaw, Michigan. It was a relatively new diocese, having been spun off from the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan in 1994. There were 50 separate parishes operating within the diocese."The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan", accessed October 22, 2007
In 2017, the Rt. Rev. Todd Ousley, second bishop of the diocese, resigned to take a position on the staff of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church as Bishop for Pastoral Development.
At a Special Convention held on March 16, 2024, in Grand Blanc, there was a vote in favor of joining the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan to establish the Episcopal Diocese of The Great Lakes. This junction was approved by the General Convention on June 28, 2024.
List of bishops
Bishops of Eastern Michigan From Until Incumbent Notes 1996 2006 Edwin M. Leidel, Jr. Edwin "Ed" Max Leidel, Junior (born 1938, Baltimore, MD); elected March 16, 1996; consecrated September 1996; installed September 7, 1996; retired December 30, 2006; elected Provisional Bishop of Eau Claire August 28, 2010. 2006 2017 Todd Ousley Steven Todd Ousley; elected coadjutor May 6 and consecrated September 9, 2006; succeeded December 30, 2006; installed January 7, 2007. 2017 2019Catherine WaynickBishop Waynick was elected Provisional Bishop on October 21, 2017 2019 2021Whayne M. Hougland Jr.Bishop Hougland was elected Provisional Bishop on October 19, 20192021September 28, 2023Prince G. SinghBishop Singh was elected Provisional Bishop on October 21, 2021
References
External links Official web site of the Diocese of Eastern Michigan