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Hall of Bishops

Bishops of the Diocese of Wisconsin/Diocese of Milwaukee


The Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, D.D.
Missionary Bishop of the Northwest 1835-59
Provisional Bishop of Wisconsin 1847-54
First Bishop of Wisconsin 1854-70

The Rt. Rev. William Edmond Armitage
Assistant Bishop 1866-70
Second Bishop of Wisconsin 1870-73

The Rt. Rev. Edward Randolph Welles, D.D.
Third Bishop of Wisconsin 1874-88
First to assume the title Bishop of Milwaukee

The Rt. Rev. Cyrus Frederick Knight, D.D., D.C.L.
Fourth Bishop of Milwaukee 1889-91

The Rt. Rev. Isaac Lea Nicholson, D.D.
Fifth Bishop of Milwaukee 1891-1906

The Rt. Rev. William Walter Webb, D.D., L.L.D.
Coadjutor Bishop, 1906
Sixth Bishop of Milwaukee 1906-33

The Rt. Rev. Benjamin Franklin Price Ivins, D.D., D.L.L.
Coadjutor Bishop 1925-33
Seventh Bishop of Milwaukee 1933-53

The Rt. Rev. Donald Hathaway Valentine Hallock, M.A., D.D.
Coadjutor Bishop 1952-53
Eighth Bishop of Milwaukee 1953-73

The Rt. Rev. Charles Thomas Gaskell, B.D., D.D.
Coadjutor Bishop 1973-74
Ninth Bishop of Milwaukee 1974-85

The Rt. Rev. Roger John White, B.D., D.C.L.
Coadjutor Bishop 1984-85
Tenth Bishop of Milwaukee 1985 - 2003

The The Rt. Rev. Steven A. Miller
Eleventh Bishop of Milwaukee 2003 - present