• When did the Episcopal Church begin in Alaska

The first Episcopal Mission was established in Anvik, 1889.   In 1895, the National Church appointed Peter Trimble Rowe as the first Bishop of Alaska.   However , before 1889 there was an Anglican missionary presence since 1861 by a diocese in Canada.

• Who are or were the bishops of Alaska

The present Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska is the Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald.  He is the 7th Bishop.   The first six bishops from first to sixth are:  Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe, Bishop John Boyd Bentley, Bishop William Jones Gordon JR., Bishop David Rea Cochran, Bishop George Clinton Harris, and Bishop Steven Charleston.     *      Further detailed information about the bishops of the diocese can be found at: www.episcopalak.org/bishops_of_alaska.htm         A puzzle about the Alaska Bishops can be found at: www.eeo-ak.com/AlaskaBishops.pdfnext      You can also order the book, "A Century of Faith" - a history of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska, 1895-1995.

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