Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac

What Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac does

The Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac was a non-profit religious organization and one of the original Episcopal dioceses in Wisconsin, founded in 1875 and headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin (with a second historic presence at St. Paul's Cathedral in Fond du Lac). It provided episcopal leadership, sacramental oversight, clergy ordination, and governance support to its member congregations across eastern Wisconsin, serving approximately 101 parishes and over 11,500 baptized Episcopalians. The diocese operated through a collaborative regional governance structure called the Trialogue, shared with the other two Wisconsin Episcopal dioceses, and maintained full-communion ecumenical relationships with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Moravian Church in North America, as well as active membership in the Wisconsin Council of Churches.

The diocese's revenue model centered on voluntary parish tithes and offerings remitted by member congregations to fund diocesan operations, mission work, and episcopal leadership. Its day-to-day operations were lean, with a staff of 1-10 employees housed at the Eastern Office (1051 N Lynndale Dr, Ste 1B, Appleton). The diocese did not operate as a technology product company; its primary "services" were pastoral, sacramental, and governance in nature. It celebrated its 150th anniversary on July 27, 2024, the same year in which it was formally merged.

On May 4, 2024, the three Episcopal dioceses in Wisconsin (Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, and Eau Claire) voted overwhelmingly at a joint special convention in Baraboo to reunite as the unified Diocese of Wisconsin, consolidating 101 congregations and more than 11,500 baptized Episcopalians. The merger was approved by the 81st General Convention of the Episcopal Church on June 23-28, 2024. Bishop Matt Gunter became the 12th Bishop of the reunited Diocese of Wisconsin. The Diocese of Fond du Lac, Inc. (legal entity) was effectively absorbed, and its website (diofdl.org) now auto-redirects to the successor entity at diowis.org.

Name

Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac

Legal name

Diocese of Fond du Lac, Inc

Website

https://diofdl.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1875

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac was a non-profit religious organization, founded in 1875, providing episcopal leadership, sacramental oversight, and governance to about 101 Episcopal congregations and over 11,500 baptized members in eastern Wisconsin. It merged into the unified Diocese of Wisconsin on May 4, 2024.

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Product category

Religious Diocesan Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Episcopal diocesan governance
• Religious pastoral services
• Liturgical worship coordination
• Clergy formation training
• Parish congregation oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Appleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Parish Tithes and Offerings: The diocese received voluntary contributions from member congregations through tithes and offerings to fund diocesan operations, mission work, and episcopal leadership.

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Core offering

The Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac is a regional administrative body of the Episcopal Church providing episcopal oversight, liturgical coordination, pastoral care, clergy formation and ordination, mission coordination, and ecumenical partnership programming for member Anglican/Episcopal congregations across northeastern Wisconsin. The diocese supported parishes through canonical governance, shared worship resources, and faith formation programs, overseeing 101 congregations and more than 11,500 baptized Episcopalians.

Product overview

The Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac was a religious institution that has now merged into the Diocese of Wisconsin. As a diocesan organization within the Episcopal Church, it did not operate as a technology product company. Its primary activities included pastoral care for 101 congregations and over 11,500 baptized Episcopalians across Wisconsin, ecumenical relationships with other Christian denominations, and celebratory events such as its 150th anniversary. The organization is now part of the unified Diocese of Wisconsin following a reunion approved in June 2024.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Episcopal oversight and ordination services

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wisconsin Council of ChurchescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Fond du Lac is a denominational member of the Wisconsin Council of Churches (WCC), a network of Christian churches and faith-based organizations. The WCC connects 20 Christian traditions with approximately 2,000 congregations and over one million church members in Wisconsin. The council facilitates ecumenical cooperation across denominational differences.
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have established a full-communion relationship through the agreement 'Called to Common Mission' since the early 2000s. The Diocese of Fond du Lac maintains a cordial relationship with the East Central Synod of Wisconsin.
• Moravian Church in North AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Episcopal Church and the Moravian Church in North America established full-communion through the agreement 'Finding Our Delight in the Lord' in 2011. The Diocese of Fond du Lac maintains a cordial relationship with the Western District of the Moravian Church in America.

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Recent moves7 records

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Direct peers

• Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee: The Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee was one of the three Wisconsin Episcopal dioceses that reunified with Fond du Lac and Eau Claire in May 2024 to form the Diocese of Wisconsin. It is structurally identical — a regional episcopal governance body serving Wisconsin congregations under the same denominational polity.
• Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire: The Diocese of Eau Claire was the third Wisconsin Episcopal diocese involved in the 2024 Trialogue reunion. As a co-equal regional Episcopal governance body serving western Wisconsin, it shares the same operating model, episcopal polity, and revenue model (parish tithes).
• Diocese of Wisconsin (Reunified): The Diocese of Wisconsin is the surviving parent entity formed by the 2024 reunion and now includes all former operations of the Diocese of Fond du Lac. It is the most direct comparand given full overlap in mission, geography, and member base.
• Episcopal Diocese of Chicago: A nearby Episcopal diocese serving northern Illinois congregations with the same episcopal governance structure, parish-tithe revenue model, and relationship to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.

Others

• Wisconsin Council of Churches: An ecumenical body of 20 Christian traditions with ~2,000 congregations and over one million members. The Diocese of Fond du Lac is a denominational member; comparison is via shared faith-based mission and collaboration on community initiatives in Wisconsin.

Broad incumbents

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – East Central Synod of Wisconsin: The ELCA regional synod with which the Diocese of Fond du Lac maintained a full-communion relationship via 'Called to Common Mission.' It operates a parallel midwestern regional governance structure over Lutheran congregations.
• Episcopal Church (General Convention / Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society): The national parent body of all Episcopal dioceses, including the Diocese of Fond du Lac. Operates broadly across worship, governance, and mission worldwide; the diocese is a regional affiliate under its polity.
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay: A larger, established denominational governance body operating in the same Wisconsin geography. It shares the diocesan (regional bishop-led) structure for spiritual and administrative oversight of parishes, but serves a different denomination.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

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