Episcopal Diocese of Montana


The Episcopal Diocese of Montana is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Montana.
It was established in 1904 and has 42 congregations in 26 counties of the state. It is in Province 6 and its cathedral, St. Peter's Cathedral, is in Helena, as are the diocesan offices.
Charles Franklin Brookhart, Jr., a previous bishop, holds a Master of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.
In 2024, the diocese reported average Sunday attendance of 1,015 persons. Plate and pledge income for the 32 filing congregations of the diocese in 2024 was $3,600,323.

List of bishops

The bishops of Montana have been:
  1. Daniel S. Tuttle, missionary bishop
  2. Leigh R. Brewer, missionary bishop, first diocesan bishop
  1. William F. Faber
  1. Herbert H. H. Fox
  1. Henry Hean Daniels
  1. Chandler W. Sterling
  2. Jackson Earle Gilliam
  3. Charles Irving Jones III
  1. C. Franklin Brookhart, Jr.
  2. Martha Elizabeth Stebbins