The Episcopal Church (TEC) is governed by a General Convention and consists of 99
dioceses in the
United States proper, plus eleven dioceses in other countries or outlying U.S. territories and the diocese of
Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe , for a total of 111 dioceses.
A diocese, which is led by a
bishop , includes all the parishes and missions 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
the District of Columbia and part of
Maryland .
Overview
Map of dioceses of the Episcopal Church, colored by province Province I, New England
Province II, Atlantic
Province III, Washington
Province IV, Sewanee
Province V, Midwest
Province VI, Northwest
Province VII, Southwest
Province VIII, Pacific
Province IX, Latin America
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.
Provinces
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.
Unlike in many churches of the Anglican Communion, in which provinces are helmed by a primate or presiding bishop from the clergy, provinces of TEC are led by lay executive directors or presidents. Decisions are made at each province's Synod of the Province, consisting of a House of Bishops and House of Deputies. Lay and clergy Deputies are elected, two from each diocese.
Provinces of TEC are not to be confused with provinces of the Anglican Communion, as TEC itself is one such province of the Communion.
List of provinces and their dioceses
Province
Name
Diocese
See city
Founded
Parishes and missions (2022)
[1]
Active baptized members (2022)
[2]
Average worship attendance (2022)
[3]
Diocese Map
Province I
Province of
New England
Diocese of Connecticut
Hartford
1785
153
37,322
7,383
Diocese of Maine
Portland, ME
1820
57
8,534
2,410
Diocese of Massachusetts
Boston
1784
162
47,642
8,536
Diocese of New Hampshire
Concord
1832
44
10,528
2,191
Diocese of Rhode Island
Providence
1790
52
13,055
2,964
Diocese of Vermont
Burlington
1832
45
4,542
1,361
Diocese of Western Massachusetts
Springfield, MA
1901
50
11,498
2,392
Province II
The International Atlantic Province
or
Province of
New York and
New Jersey
Diocese of Albany
Albany
1868
102
9,401
2,977
Diocese of Central New York
Syracuse
1868
79
8,791
2,306
Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
Paris
1859
20
2,371
734
Diocese of Cuba
Havana
1901
44
1,647
725
Diocese of Haiti
Port-au-Prince
1861
120
97,909
10,160
Diocese of Long Island
Garden City
1868
128
36,543
7,239
Diocese of New Jersey
Trenton
1785
136
31,724
7,142
Diocese of New York
New York City
1787
191
42,985
8,786
Diocese of Newark
Newark
1874
94
18,743
3,862
Diocese of Puerto Rico
San Juan
1920
56
3,438
1,553
Diocese of Rochester
Rochester
1931
48
6,807
2,004
Diocese of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie
1985
13
1,989
804
Diocese of Western New York
[note 1]
Buffalo
1839
56
6,779
1,570
Province III
Province of
Washington
Diocese of Bethlehem
Bethlehem
1871
57
7,242
1,851
Diocese of Central Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
1904
61
8,403
2,436
Diocese of Delaware
Wilmington
1785
32
7,353
2,068
Diocese of Easton
Easton
1888
38
6,840
1,622
Diocese of Maryland
Baltimore
1780
100
27,713
5,666
Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania
[note 1]
Erie
1910
32
2,763
874
Diocese of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
1784
133
32,857
7,286
Diocese of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
1865
34
8,536
1,493
Diocese of Southern Virginia
Newport News
1892
101
20,411
5,456
Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
Roanoke
1919
50
8,411
2,475
Diocese of Virginia
Richmond (offices)
Orkney Springs (cathedral shrine)
1785
179
62,394
13,176
Diocese of Washington
Washington, D.C.
1895
85
30,992
6,963
Diocese of West Virginia
Charleston, WV
1877
60
6,139
1,529
Province IV
Province of
Sewanee
Diocese of Alabama
Birmingham
1844
88
29,511
6,533
Diocese of Atlanta
Atlanta
1907
91
43,349
8,695
Diocese of Central Florida
Orlando
1969
82
22,008
8,044
Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast
Pensacola (offices)
Mobile (cathedral)
1970
61
17,154
3,775
Diocese of East Carolina
Kinston
1863
67
15,022
4,086
Diocese of East Tennessee
Knoxville
1985
46
13,233
3,539
Diocese of Florida
Jacksonville
1838
66
22,924
5,517
Diocese of Georgia
Savannah
1823
66
12,453
3,745
Diocese of Kentucky
Louisville
1832
33
6,824
1,841
Diocese of Lexington
Lexington
1896
34
6,053
1,757
Diocese of Louisiana
New Orleans
1838
46
13,739
2,845
Diocese of Mississippi
Jackson, MS
1850
80
17,399
4,328
Diocese of North Carolina
Raleigh
1823
109
42,784
8,124
Diocese of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
1785
31
7,476
2,050
Diocese of Southeast Florida
Miami
1969
74
27,492
6,166
Diocese of Southwest Florida
Parrish (offices)
St. Petersburg (cathedral)
1969
78
24,875
7,820
Diocese of Tennessee
Nashville
1834
45
15,334
3,887
Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Columbia
1922
59
21,257
4,853
Diocese of West Tennessee
Memphis
1985
29
6,396
1,837
Diocese of Western North Carolina
Asheville
1922
60
12,724
4,214
Province V
Province of the
Midwest
Diocese of Chicago
Chicago
1823
120
27,103
6,315
Diocese of Eastern Michigan
[note 2]
Saginaw
1994
43
3,803
1,174
Diocese of Eau Claire
[note 3]
Eau Claire
1929
19
970
380
Diocese of Fond du Lac
[note 3]
Fond du Lac
1875
32
3,503
1,162
Diocese of Indianapolis
[note 4]
Indianapolis
1849
48
8,103
2,636
Diocese of Michigan
Detroit
1832
70
13,548
3,692
Diocese of Milwaukee
[note 3]
Milwaukee
1835
48
6,401
2,051
Diocese of Missouri
St. Louis
1841
41
9,168
2,218
Diocese of Northern Indiana
[note 4]
South Bend
1888
32
3,068
1,113
Diocese of Northern Michigan
Marquette
1895
21
968
292
Diocese of Ohio
Cleveland
1818
82
14,504
3,608
Diocese of Southern Ohio
Cincinnati
1875
71
15,204
4,023
Diocese of Springfield
Springfield, IL
1877
33
3,434
1,000
Diocese of Western Michigan
[note 2]
Portage
Kalamazoo (offices)
1874
55
6,566
2,199
Province VI
Province of the
Northwest
Diocese of Colorado
Denver
1875
93
19,816
6,144
Diocese of Iowa
Des Moines (offices, one cathedral)
Davenport (cathedral)
1854
58
5,288
1,573
Episcopal Church in Minnesota
Minneapolis (offices, one cathedral)
Faribault (cathedral)
1859
90
15,357
3,432
Diocese of Montana
Helena
1904
32
3,354
917
Diocese of Nebraska
Omaha
1865
51
5,873
1,703
Diocese of North Dakota
Fargo
1883
19
2,236
490
Diocese of South Dakota
Sioux Falls
1971
78
6,515
1,509
Diocese of Wyoming
Casper (offices)
Laramie (cathedral)
1909
44
5,776
1,314
Province VII
Province of the
Southwest
Diocese of Arkansas
Little Rock
1869
54
12,989
3,056
Diocese of Dallas
Dallas
1895
63
27,685
7,752
Diocese of Kansas
Topeka
1864
44
6,863
2,039
Diocese of Northwest Texas
Lubbock
1958
25
4,749
1,224
Diocese of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
1937
64
13,517
3,901
Diocese of the Rio Grande
Albuquerque
1881
48
9,638
2,363
Diocese of Texas
Houston
1849
166
72,569
16,495
Diocese of West Missouri
Kansas City, MO
1890
47
8,709
2,386
Diocese of West Texas
San Antonio
1874
85
19,450
5,943
Diocese of Western Kansas
Salina
1971
23
1,192
415
Diocese of Western Louisiana
Pineville (offices)
Shreveport (cathedral)
1979
42
7,760
1,868
Province VIII
Province of the
Pacific
Diocese of Alaska
Fairbanks
1971
46
5,823
692
Diocese of Arizona
Phoenix
1959
58
16,709
4,916
Diocese of California
San Francisco
1857
75
17,930
4,416
Diocese of Eastern Oregon
The Dalles
1970
20
1,651
571
Diocese of El Camino Real
Salinas (offices)
San Jose (cathedral)
1980
40
6,028
2,090
Diocese of Hawaii
Honolulu
1966
35
5,860
1,910
Diocese of Idaho
Boise
1867
27
3,335
1,013
Diocese of Los Angeles
Los Angeles (diocesan seat in
Echo Park neighborhood;
pro-cathedral in downtown L.A.)
1895
128
40,328
8,041
Diocese of Micronesia
[8]
2
241
72
Diocese of Navajoland
Farmington
1978
10
773
136
Diocese of Nevada
Las Vegas
1903
29
4,098
1,590
Diocese of Northern California
Sacramento
1910
63
10,160
3,019
Diocese of Olympia
Seattle
1910
90
19,143
5,334
Diocese of Oregon
Portland, OR
1854
68
12,137
3,274
Diocese of San Diego
San Diego
1973
41
9,869
3,254
Diocese of San Joaquin
Fresno
1961
19
1,889
612
Diocese of Spokane
Spokane
1892
33
3,564
1,150
Diocese of Taiwan
Taipei
1954
15
1,148
614
Diocese of Utah
Salt Lake City
1867
22
4,151
1,038
Province IX
Province of
Latin America
Diocese of Colombia
Bogotá
1964
33
2,696
2,530
Diocese of the Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
1960
65
4,247
1,823
Diocese of Central Ecuador
Quito
1970
11
733
327
Diocese of Litoral Ecuador
Guayaquil
1988
26
7,735
810
Diocese of Honduras
San Pedro Sula
1978
110
27,972
3,377
Diocese of Venezuela
Caracas
1972
25
577
266
Former provinces and dioceses
Diocese of Central America , now part of the
Anglican Communion
Episcopal Diocese of Duluth (1907–1944, reunited with Diocese of Minnesota)
Episcopal Eastern Diocese (1811–1843, split into the dioceses of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Rhode Island)
Episcopal Church in North Texas (1983-2022, reunited with Diocese of Texas)
Diocese of Mexico (1973–1985, now part of the
Anglican Communion )
Diocese of the Philippines (1990, now autonomous province)
Diocese of Quincy (1877–2013, merged with the diocese of Chicago following a schism)
Diocese of South Florida (1922–1969, divided into dioceses of Central Florida, Southwest Florida, and Southeast Florida)
Diocese of Western Colorado (1892–1898, 1907–1919, merged into Diocese of Colorado)
Missionary District of Western Nebraska (1889–1943, merged into diocese of Nebraska)
Missionary District of Eastern Oklahoma (1911–1918, merged into diocese of Oklahoma)
Military diocese
Dioceses no longer in existence
Duluth reunited with
Minnesota in 1943.
Eastern Diocese comprised all of New England except Connecticut. By 1843, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island had their own dioceses and the Eastern Diocese became
Massachusetts
[9]
Analogously, the
Episcopal Diocese of Illinois formerly comprised all of Illinois. In 1877, the diocese was divided into three parts, with the
Episcopal Diocese of Chicago assuming the legal succession of the former statewide diocese, and the
Episcopal Diocese of Springfield and the
Episcopal Diocese of Quincy becoming independent. Quincy reunited with Chicago in 2013.
[10]
South Florida see
Central Florida ,
Southeast Florida and
Southwest Florida
The Platte , renamed Laramie, Kearney, and Western Nebraska. In 1943 recombined with
Nebraska
Western Colorado reunited with
Colorado in 1919.
Episcopal Church in North Texas reunited with
Episcopal Diocese of Texas in 2022.
Formerly missionary districts
The following were founded as missionary districts of the Episcopal Church but are now full, independent
Provinces of the
Anglican Communion .
See also
Notes
^
a
b Since 2018, the dioceses of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania have been in formal partnership and shared a bishop but have not merged.
[4]
^
a
b Since 2019, the dioceses of Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan have been in formal partnership and shared a bishop but have not merged.
[5]
^
a
b
c Since 2021, the dioceses of Eau Claire and Fond du Lac have been in formal partnership and shared a bishop, and both have been in formal discernment about their future with the Diocese of Milwaukee, but none of the three have merged.
[6]
^
a
b Since 2023, the dioceses of Indianapolis and Northern Indiana have been discerning a merger.
[7]
References
^
"Table of Statistics of the Episcopal Church" . Parochial Report Results from 2022 . The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 18 September 2023 .
^
"Baptized Members by Province and Diocese 2013-2022" . Parochial Report Results from 2022 . The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 18 September 2023 .
^
"Average Sunday Attendance by Province and Diocese 2013-2022" . Parochial Report Results from 2022 . The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 18 September 2023 .
^
"Western New York, Northwestern Pennsylvania ratify partnership" . Episcopal News Service. Oct 26, 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023 .
^ Paulsen, David (Jun 14, 2019).
"Two Michigan dioceses to share bishop, charting path forward together in spirit of innovation" . Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 28 February 2023 .
^ Paulsen, David (Mar 16, 2021).
"With Diocese of Eau Claire at a crossroads, Wisconsin's three dioceses eye greater collaboration" . Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 28 February 2023 .
^
"Two Episcopal dioceses in Indiana begin reunification discernment" . Episcopal News Service. Jan 30, 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023 .
^
"Episcopal Church in Micronesia homepage" . Archived from
the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2012-11-09 .
^ The Episcopal Church Annual, 2004, Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, p. 246
^
"Chicago, Quincy Dioceses To Reunite on September 1" . Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Retrieved 23 November 2013 .
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