Bishops and Dioceses
Diocese of the Eastern States
The Diocese of the Eastern States consists of parishes in Illinois,
Kentucky, New York, and Washington, DC.
The Diocesan Ordinary is The Most Rev. James E. Provence.
The Most Reverend James Eugene Provence was elected Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Christ the King on June 29, 2007, becoming the second Archbishop since the Province was formed in 1977. He temporarily serves as Bishop of the Diocese of the Eastern States.
Abp. Provence also serves as Bishop of the Diocese of the Western States. He was consecrated Bishop Coadjutor for the Diocese of the Western States in 2003 and became Diocesan Ordinary in 2004. Ordained Deacon in 1983 and Priest in 1989, Abp. Provence served several California congregations and presently is Rector of St. Thomas' Anglican Church in San Francisco.
Diocese of the Southern States
The Diocese of the Southern States consists of parishes in Alabama, Georgia,
and North Carolina.
The Diocesan Ordinary is The Rt. Rev. Dr. William C. Wiygul.
The Right Reverend Dr. William C. Wiygul was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of the Southern States in 2004. The chief consecrator was Abp. Robert S. Morse.
Bishop Wiygul was born in Natchez, Mississippi, and is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. He received his Ph.D. in medical clinical microbiology from the University of Tennessee. Later, he attended St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College in Berkeley, California.
Bishop Wiygul and his wife, Beth, are longtime residents of Montevallo, where the bishop is Rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter. Prior to his election to the episcopate, Bp. Wiygul also served as administrator of the Diocese of the Southern States and secretary of the College of Bishops.
Diocese of the Southwestern States
The Diocese of the Southwestern States consists of parishes in Arizona,
Nevada, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Diocesan Ordinary is The Rt. Rev. Frederick G. Morrison.
Bishop Morrison joined the Diocese of Christ the King in 1984 at the invitation of Bishop Robert Morse. A Church of England Priest, Bishop Frederick had received his early education in his home country, and after preparation for the priesthood through Lichfield Theological Seminary, was ordained in 1962 to serve in a well-known Anglo Catholic parish in the south of England. Postgraduate studies continued via the Universities of London and Oxford. The Bishop was a Member of the Clinical Theology Association and a Member of the Marriage Guidance Council in the UK. He was External Confessor to the Community of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.
He joined the Royal Air Force Chaplain's Branch in 1966 and served with Units in Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Germany and in the UK. He was on the Staff of the Royal Air Force Chaplain’s College, retiring with the rank of Wing Commander.
After 16 years, the Bishop entered the National Health Service where he served as Area Chaplain for hospitals in the south of England. On arrival in the USA in 1985, he went directly to Tulsa and built the church and parish of All Saints. After being appointed Administrator of the DSWS for four years, he was elected Bishop Ordinary and remains Rector of All Saints Cathedral Parish to this day.
Bishop Frederick has been married for 36 years to Jennifer, a Clinical Resource Nurse
Manager with St John Health System in Tulsa. The Bishop and Jennifer have two sons:
Nicholas an Anthropologist and wife Amy (an All American Soccer "Star") who have two
children, and Roderick an ER Physician and Jaime a Pediatrician with one child. All are
resident in the USA.
Diocese of the Western States
The Diocese of the Western States consists of parishes in
California, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
The Diocesan Ordinary is The Most Rev. James E. Provence.
The Most Reverend James Eugene Provence was elected Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Christ the King on June 29, 2007, becoming the second Archbishop since the Province was formed in 1977. He continues to serve also as Bishop of the Diocese of the Western States.
Prior to his election as Archbishop, Abp. Provence served as Bishop of the Diocese of the Western States. He was consecrated Bishop Coadjutor for the Diocese of the Western States in 2003 and became Diocesan Ordinary in 2004. Ordained Deacon in 1983 and Priest in 1989, Abp. Provence served several California congregations and presently is rector of St. Thomas' Anglican Church in San Francisco.
Archbishop Emeritus
The Most Reverend Robert Sherwood Morse
Retired Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Christ the King
On January 28, 1978, in Denver, Colorado, Father Morse was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of Christ the King. The Rt. Rev. Albert A Chambers, retired Episcopal Bishop of Springfield, Illinois, was chief consecrator who acted to preserve the apostolic succession and the American Episcopate. When the Diocese expanded it was reorganized into four dioceses as the Anglican Province of Christ the King and Bishop Morse was elected Archbishop of the Province.
Archbishop Morse retired as Archbishop of the Province on January 25, 2008. He continues
as Provost of St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological Seminary which he founded in
1979.