The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i () is the ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Episcopal Church of the Anglican Communion in the United States encompassing the state of Hawaii and Episcopal congregations in Micronesia. It is led by the Episcopal Bishop of Hawaii pastoring the Hawaiian Islands from the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in Honolulu.
The territorial jurisdiction which the Episcopal Diocese of Honolulu holds today was given up to American Episcopalians after the 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani, head of the Church of Hawaii. The Church of Hawaii, also called the Hawaii Reformed Catholic Church, was established by King Kamehameha IV and his consort Queen Emma in 1862. The king and queen, friends of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, were devout members of the Church of England. Episcopalians continue the Anglican Church of Hawaii tradition of celebrating the Feast of the Holy Sovereigns each November 28, in honor of Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma. The former Diocese of Micronesia was joined to the Diocese of Hawaii in 2024.
The diocese reported 6,695 members in 2016 and 5,783 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the 37 filing congregations of the diocese in 2024 was $5,297,782. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) for 2024 was 2,084 persons, down from 3,066 in 2015.
Bishops Thomas Nettleship Staley (1862–1870) [British] Alfred Willis (1870–1902) [British]; married Emma Mary Simeon, daughter of Charles Simeon
Missionary
Henry Bond Restarick (1902–1920; first American bishop) John Dominique LaMothe (1921–1928) Samuel Harrington Littell (1930–1943) Harry S. Kennedy (1944–1969) Charles P. Gilson, Suffragan Bishop of Honolulu (resident-bishop for Taiwan, 1961–1964)
Diocesan
Edwin Lani Hanchett (1969–1975) Edmond L. Browning (1976–1985) Donald Purple Hart (1986–1994) Richard Sui On Chang (1997–2006) Robert Fitzpatrick (2007–2026) Elizabeth “Libby” Berman, elected May 16, 2026
Churches
Hawaii Church of the Holy Apostles, Hilo, Rector search in progress as of December 2025 Christ Church, Kona, Kealakekua, The Reverend Canon Dwight Brown, Vicar St. Augustine's Church, Kapa'au, The Reverend Jennifer Masada, Vicar St. Columba's Church, Paʻauilo, The Reverend David Stout, Priest with oversight St. James' Church, Waimea, The Reverend David Stout, Rector St. Jude's Church, Oceanview, (no current vicar)
Kauai All Saints', Kapaʻa (first Episcopal Church built in 1925), The Reverend Stephen Whaley, Priest-in-Charge Christ Memorial, Kilauea, The Rev. Catherine Amy Kropp, Vicar Episcopal Church on West Kauai: St. John's, ʻEleʻele, St. Paul's, Kekaha, The Reverend Kerry Holder Joffrion, Vicar St. Michael's and All Angels, Lihue (dedicated in 1991), The Reverend Andrew McMullen, Rector
Maui Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Wailuku, The Reverend Moki Hino, Rector Holy Innocents, Lahaina, Vicar, vacant. Due to the destruction of the Holy Innocents Episcopal Church building in the August 2023 wildfire that destroyed the town of Lahaina, members now worship at Honolua United Methodist Church at 5110 Kohi Street in Napili. St. John's Episcopal Church, Kula, The Reverend George Wong, Priest-in-Charge Trinity-by-the-Sea, Kihei, The Reverend Amy Crowe, Vicar
Molokai Grace Church, Hoolehua, Vicar position vacant as of December 2025
Oahu Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Honolulu, The Reverend Annalise Pasalo, Interim Canon Pastor Calvary Episcopal Church, Kaneohe, Closed Emmanuel Church, Kailua, The Reverend David Gierlach, Vicar Epiphany Church, Kaimuki, Honolulu, The Reverend Chris Bridges, Rector Good Samaritan Church, Honolulu, The Reverend M. Keleawe Hee, Vicar Halau Waʻa Episcopal Church, Honoʻuliʻuli (Kapolei), The Rev. Mark Kekaileonui Haworth, Vicar Holy Cross Preaching Station, Kahuku Holy Nativity Church, Honolulu, The Reverend Libby Berman, Rector St. Christopher's, Kailua, Rector position vacant as of December 2025, The Reverend Preston Lentz, Priest Associate St. Clement's, Makiki, The Reverend Brian G. Rallison, Rector St. Elizabeth's Kalihi, The Reverend Katie Nakamura Rengers, Priest-in-Charge St. George's Church and School, Pearl Harbor, Closed. St. John's By-The-Sea, Kaneohe, The Reverend Paul Nahoa Lucas, Vicar St. John The Baptist, Waianae (Māʻili), The Reverend Jazzy Bostock, Vicar St. Luke's, Honolulu, The Reverend James Loughren, Vicar St. Mark's, Honolulu, The Reverend Paul Lillie, Rector St. Matthew's, Waimanalo, Vicar position vacant as of December 2025 St. Mary's, Moʻiliʻili, The Reverend Charles Browning, Rector St. Paul's, Honolulu, The Reverend Randolph Albano, Vicar (jointly administered by the Episcopal Church and the Philippine Independent Church) St. Peter's, Honolulu, The Reverend Ruth Peterson, Priest-in-Charge St. Stephen's, Wahiawa, The Reverend Kaleo Patterson, Vicar St. Timothy's, ʻAiea, The Reverend Peter Wallace, Vicar
Guam St. John the Divine Church, Upper Tumon, Guam, The Reverend Irene Maliaman, Vicar
Northern Mariana Islands St. Paul's Episcopal Mission, (A mission of St. John the Divine, Upper Tumon, Guam), Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Schools St. Andrew's Schools, Honolulu, Dr. Ruth Fletcher, Head of School Iolani School, Honolulu, The Reverend Tim Morehouse, The Reverend Andrew J. Arakawa, The Reverend Hannah Lee Sung, Chaplains Seabury Hall, Maui, The Reverend Christopher Golding, Chaplain
References
External links Diocese of Hawai'i website Journal of the Annual Convocation of the Missionary District of Honolulu