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The Missionary District of Northern Texas was formed when a portion of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Texas]] was divided on February 2, 1875. Bishop Garrett named the oldest church in the district, which was [[...|Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Church]], as his [[cathedral|cathedral church]] and [[Dallas, Texas|]] as his [[Episcopal see|see]]. Saint Matthew's has remained the cathedral church of the bishop since that time. Bishop Garrett served until 1924.

There are more than seventy parishes and schools in the diocese. The diocese is involved in many national and international [[missionary]] [[outreach]] programs. The principal offices of the diocese are at the Diocesan House, which is, along with the cathedral church, located on the former site of Saint Mary's Episcopal College for Women. The diocese divided in 1983, the [[Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth (Episcopal Church)|]] was formed from the division.

== The influence of the Anglican realignment ==

The Dioceses of Dallas along with the [[...|South Carolina]] and the [[Diocese of Western Louisiana]] are opposed to the  but have chosen to stay within the Protestant Episcopal Church. The Diocese of Dallas approved, at its 2006 Diocesan Convention, an amendment to the Diocesan constitution that it would break with the Episcopal Church only if that body were no longer part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.^ref A vast majority of the Diocese of Fort Worth, on the other hand, voted to break away from the Episcopal Church in 2008. Additionally, several conservative parishes, including ChristChurch/Plano, purchased their properties from the Diocese of Dallas and are now aligned with Anglican bodies other than the Episcopal Church.
[[Image:DiocesanHouse.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Diocesan House of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Texas.]]

The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas is led by the Rt Revd [[James Stanton (bishop)|]], sixth bishop of the diocese. On March 29, 2008, the Revd Canon [[Paul E. Lambert]], canon to the [[Ordinary (officer)|]] in the diocese, was elected bishop [[suffragan]].^ref

It is an affiliated member of the [[American Anglican Council]], which reunites orthodox Anglicans in North America.^ref

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|name             = Dallas
|rite             = Episcopal
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|province         = [[Province 7 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Province VII]]
|bishop           = Rt. Rev. [[James Stanton (bishop)|James Stanton]]
|cathedral        = [[Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew, Dallas, Texas|Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew]]
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|map_caption      = Location of the Diocese of Dallas
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[[Image:CathedralWestEnd3.jpg|thumb|235px|The [[Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew, Dallas, Texas|Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew]], next to the Diocesan House.]]

The '''Episcopal Diocese of Dallas''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Episcopal Church USA]] which was formed on December 20, 1895, when the '''Missionary District of Northern Texas''' was granted [[Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|diocesan]] status at the denomination's [[General Convention]] the preceding October. The Rt Revd [[Alexander Charles Garrett]], who had served as the first [[bishop]] of the Missionary District of Northern Texas, remained as bishop of the new diocese. The diocese began with thirteen [[parish]]es.

The Missionary District of Northern Texas was formed when a portion of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Texas]] was divided on February 2, 1875. Bishop Garrett named the oldest church in the district, which was [[Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew, Dallas, Texas|Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Church]], as his [[cathedral|cathedral church]] and [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] as his [[Episcopal see|see]]. Saint Matthew's has remained the cathedral church of the bishop since that time. Bishop Garrett served until 1924.

There are more than seventy parishes and schools in the diocese. The diocese is involved in many national and international [[missionary]] [[outreach]] programs. The principal offices of the diocese are at the Diocesan House, which is, along with the cathedral church, located on the former site of Saint Mary's Episcopal College for Women. The diocese divided in 1983, the [[Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth]] was formed from the division.

==The influence of the Anglican realignment==

The Dioceses of Dallas along with the [[Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina|South Carolina]] and the [[Diocese of Western Louisiana]] are opposed to the <<link:0>> but have chosen to stay within the Protestant Episcopal Church. The Diocese of Dallas approved, at its 2006 Diocesan Convention, an amendment to the Diocesan constitution that it would break with the Episcopal Church only if that body were no longer part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.<ref>http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=12087#.ULNz8Rz6f58</ref> A vast majority of the Diocese of Fort Worth, on the other hand, voted to break away from the Episcopal Church in 2008. Additionally, several conservative parishes, including ChristChurch/Plano, purchased their properties from the Diocese of Dallas and are now aligned with Anglican bodies other than the Episcopal Church.
[[Image:DiocesanHouse.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Diocesan House of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Texas.]]

The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas is led by the Rt Revd [[James Stanton (bishop)|James Stanton]], sixth bishop of the diocese. On March 29, 2008, the Revd Canon [[Paul E. Lambert]], canon to the [[Ordinary (officer)|ordinary]] in the diocese, was elected bishop [[suffragan]].<ref>[http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_96091_ENG_HTM.htm "Dallas elects Paul Lambert as bishop suffragan"] Episcopal News Service, March 29, 2008</ref>

It is an affiliated member of the [[American Anglican Council]], which reunites orthodox Anglicans in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americananglican.org/dioceses/ |title=Episcopal Diocese of Dallas at the American Anglican Council Official Website |publisher=Americananglican.org |date= |accessdate=2012-05-13}}</ref>

==List of bishops==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#7f1734; color:white;"| Missionary Bishops of Northern Texas
|-
! style="background:#d4b1bb; width:8%;"| From
! style="background:#d4b1bb; width:8%;"| Until
! style="background:#d4b1bb; width:25%;"| Incumbent
! style="background:#d4b1bb; width:54%;"| Notes

|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#7f1734; color:white;"| Bishops of Dallas

|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#7f1734; color:white;"| Suffragan and assistant bishops

|-  style="vertical-align:top; background:#f7f0f2;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 2008
| style="text-align: center;" | present
| [[Paul E. Lambert]], suffragan bishop
| Paul Emil Lambert (born May 19, 1950, [[Reno, Nevada|Reno, NV]])
|}

==References==
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==Sources==

*Wiles, C. Preston (2005). [http://web.archive.org/web/20081225032324/http://www.episcopal-dallas.org/history.html "History of the diocese"]. The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. Archived from [http://www.episcopal-dallas.org/history.html the original] on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
*{{Handbook of Texas|id=hdd01|name=Dallas, Texas}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://edod.org/ }}
*[http://www.episcopalcathedral.org/ The Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew, Dallas, Texas]
*''[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=jcepisdiotxdal Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Dallas]''
*[http://www.province7.org/ Province VII]
{{ECUSA Province 7}}
{{coord missing|Texas}}

[[Category:Episcopal dioceses of the United States|Dallas]]
[[Category:Anglican realignment]]
[[Category:Episcopal Church in Texas]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1895]]
[[Category:Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century]]

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