page_title: Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
section_title: Previous bishops
hierarchical_section_title: Episcopal Diocese of Olympia / Previous bishops
caption_attribution_description: 1551 10th Avenue E., Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington. The Eliza Ferry Leary House (a.k.a. Diocesan House), headquarters of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, in the same complex of buildings as St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, ID #72001274. 2-1/2 story mansion built 1904-07, from designs by Alfred Bodley. Eliza Ferry Leary lived here until her death in 1935. The Red Cross used the house as its headquarters until 1948, when it was purchased by the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia.[1]
context_page_description: The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, also known as the Episcopal Church in Western Washington, is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in Washington state west of the Cascade Range. It is one of 17 dioceses and an area mission that make up Province 8. The diocese started as a missionary district in 1853 and was formally established in 1910. It comprises 25,490 members in 92 congregations.
  The name of the diocese refers to the region of "Olympia" and is not related to the state capital Olympia. The see city is Seattle, with St. Mark's, Seattle the cathedral church of the diocese. The diocese is led by the Right Reverend Greg Rickel, the 8th Bishop of Olympia.
context_section_description: These are the bishops who have served the territory now known as the Diocese of Olympia:
caption: Eliza Ferry Leary House (a.k.a. Diocesan House), headquarters of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
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