Episcopal Diocese of Kansas Episcopal Diocese of Kansas The Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, established in 1859, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over eastern Kansas. It is in Province 7 and its cathedral, Grace Cathedral, is in Topeka, as are the diocesan offices. The Right Reverend Michael Milliken is the assisting bishop of Kansas. The eccleastical authority rests with the Standing Committee. Jackson Kemper, (1789–1870), Missionary, Missouri-Kansas (1837–1859) Henry Washington Lee, Missionary, Iowa - Kansas (1860–1864) The first Episcopal services in the Kansas Territory were conducted in 1837 by Bishop Jackson Kemper. In 1859 Bishop
Episcopal conference the conference must achieve a two-thirds majority and seek the "recognitio", that is, recognition of approval, of the Holy See, which they will not receive if the majority "is not substantial". In the 2013 apostolic exhortation, "Evangelii Gaudium", Pope Francis expressed his concern that the intent of the Second Vatican Council, which would give episcopal conferences "genuine doctrinal authority, has not yet been sufficiently elaborated." On September 9, 2017, Pope Francis modified canon law, granting episcopal conferences specific authority "to faithfully prepare … approve and publish the liturgical books for the regions for which they are responsible after the confirmation