page_title: Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
hierarchical_section_title: Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
caption_attribution_description: English: en:St. James Cathedral, Chicago by Gerald Farinas
context_page_description: The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago is the official organization of the Episcopal Church in Chicago and Northern Illinois, US. The diocese is served by Jeffrey Lee, who serves as bishop of the diocese, and Christopher Epting, who served as assistant bishop in the diocese until his planned retirement in December 2015. The mother church of the diocese is St. James Cathedral, which is the oldest Episcopal congregation in the city of Chicago.
  The Diocese of Chicago covers 22 counties located in the northern third of the state of Illinois, stretching from the shores of Lake Michigan on the east, to the banks of the Mississippi River on the west. Its northern boundary is the state of Wisconsin; the southernmost city is Watseka, Illinois.
context_section_description: The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago is the official organization of the Episcopal Church in Chicago and Northern Illinois, US. The diocese is served by Jeffrey Lee, who serves as bishop of the diocese, and Christopher Epting, who served as assistant bishop in the diocese until his planned retirement in December 2015. The mother church of the diocese is St. James Cathedral, which is the oldest Episcopal congregation in the city of Chicago.
  The Diocese of Chicago covers 22 counties located in the northern third of the state of Illinois, stretching from the shores of Lake Michigan on the east, to the banks of the Mississippi River on the west. Its northern boundary is the state of Wisconsin; the southernmost city is Watseka, Illinois.
caption: St. James Cathedral is the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
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