The Episcopal Diocese of Utah is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States , encompassing the state of Utah , less that part of the Four Corners region which is in the Navajoland Area Mission . It includes a small part of northern Arizona . In 1867, the Episcopal Church was the first Protestant church organized in Utah. The diocesan offices and cathedral, St. Mark's Cathedral , are in Salt Lake City . The current bishop is the Rt. Rev. Phyllis A. Spiegel , whose consecration took place on September 17, 2022.
5-647: Stephen Cutter Clark (August 6, 1892 - December 2, 1950) was sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah , serving from 1946 to 1950. Following studies at the University of California (B.A. 1914), he was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood in 1917. He was assigned as a minister of St. Luke's Church in Park City, Utah between 1917 and 1918. He became rector of St Paul's Church in Pomona, California in 1918. In 1927 he
10-486: The worldwide Anglican Communion . The diocese consists of 25 congregations and over 6,000 members across Utah (one congregation is in northern Arizona). The congregations in the diocese include: St. Mark's school opened on July 1, 1867, the first non-Mormon school in Utah. Rowland Hall boarding and day school for girls opened in 1880. The two schools combined and became Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School in 1964. St. Mark's Hospital
15-517: Was appointed rector of St Mark's Church in Pasadena, California , a post he held until his election to the episcopate in an executive session of the House of Bishops on September 17, 1946. Clark was consecrated on December 6, 1946. This article about an American Episcopal or Anglican bishop is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Episcopal Diocese of Utah Daniel Sylvester Tuttle
20-630: Was chosen as missionary bishop of Montana, Idaho and Utah on October 5, 1866, and was consecrated on May 1, 1867. He served as bishop until 1886. Tuttle arrived in Salt Lake City on July 4, 1867. George Foote and T. W. Haskins, who held the first church service at Independence Hall in May 1867, preceded him. The cornerstone of St. Mark's Cathedral was laid July 30, 1870. The parish was formally organized in November of that year, with Tuttle as rector. The cathedral
25-624: Was occupied in May 1871, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It is the third oldest Episcopal Cathedral in America. The second bishop was Abiel Leonard. Under his leadership, numerous churches were opened in mining and other communities, including missions to the Ute Indians in the Uintah Basin . The bishops of Utah are as follows: The Episcopal Church in Utah is part of
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