Dioceses of the Episcopal Church

Dioceses of the Episcopal Church

The Episcopal Church is governed by a General Convention and consists of 100 dioceses in the United States proper, plus ten dioceses in other countries or outlying U.S. territories and the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, which is similar to a diocese.

Each is led by a bishop. A diocese includes all the congregations within its borders, which usually correspond to a state or a portion of a state. Some dioceses includes portions of more than one state. For example the Diocese of Washington includes Washington, D.C. and part of Maryland.

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Overview

Map of dioceses of the Episcopal Church, colored by province
  Province I
  Province II
  Province III
  Province IV
  Province V
  Province VI
  Province VII
  Province VIII
  Province IX

The naming convention for the domestic dioceses, for the most part, is after the state in which they are located or a portion of that state (for example, Northern Michigan or West Texas).

Usually (though not always), in a state where there is more than one diocese, the area where the Episcopal Church (or Church of England before the American Revolution) started in that state is the diocese that bears the name of that state. For example, the Church of England's first outpost in what is now Georgia was in Savannah, hence the Diocese of Georgia is based in Savannah.

There are, however, many dioceses named for their see city or another city in the diocese. A few are named for a river, island, valley or other geographical feature. The list below includes the see city in parentheses if different from the name of the diocese or unclear from its name.

The see city usually has a cathedral, often the oldest parish in that city, but some dioceses do not have a cathedral. The dioceses of Iowa and Minnesota each have two cathedrals. Occasionally the diocesan offices and the cathedral are in separate cities.

The dioceses are grouped into nine provinces, the first eight of which, for the most part, correspond to regions of the U.S. Province IX is composed of dioceses in Latin America. Province II and Province VIII also include dioceses outside of the U.S.

Province I (New England)

Main article: Province 1 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Province II (New York and New Jersey)

Main article: Province 2 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Province III (Middle Atlantic)

Main article: Province 3 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Province IV (Southeast)

Main article: Province 4 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Province V (Midwest)

Main article: Province 5 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Province VI (Northwest)

Main article: Province 6 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Province VII (Southwest)

Main article: Province 7 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Province VIII (Pacific)

Main article: Province 8 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Province IX (Central America)

Main article: Province 9 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Extra-Provincial Jurisdiction

Dioceses no longer in existence

Former names for dioceses that have been renamed

References

  1. ^ http://www.theredbook.org/index.cfm?event=province.view&id=10
  2. ^ The Episcopal Church Annual, 2004, Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, p. 246

External links

v · d · eShield of the US Episcopal Church.svg Provinces and dioceses of the Episcopal Church
Province I
Province II
Province III
Province IV
Province V
Province VI
Province VII
Arkansas • Dallas • Fort Worth • Kansas • Northwest Texas • Oklahoma • Rio Grande • Texas • West Missouri • West Texas • Western Kansas • Western Louisiana
Province VIII
Alaska • Arizona • California • Eastern Oregon • El Camino Real • Hawaii • Idaho • Los Angeles • Navajoland Area Mission • Nevada • Northern California • Olympia • Oregon • San Diego • San Joaquin • Spokane • Taiwan • Utah
Province IX
Colombia • Dominican Republic • Central Ecuador • Litoral Ecuador • Honduras  • Puerto Rico • Venezuela

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