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The Episcopal Church (TEC) is governed by a General Convention and consists of 96 dioceses in the United States proper, plus ten dioceses in other countries or outlying U.S. territories, the diocese of Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, and a diocese for Armed Services and Federal Ministries, for a total of 108 dioceses.
The Diocese of Ohio is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion represented in the United States by The Episcopal Church. It was organized in 1817 and was the first diocese established outside of the original 13 colonies. The first bishop was Philander Chase. Since that time the Diocese has been served by 11 additional bishops.
The Diocese of Southern Ohio was created from the Diocese of Ohio in 1875. The diocese's original cathedral, St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral, Cincinnati, was located in downtown Cincinnati but was demolished in 1937 due to structural problems.
The following is a list of the Episcopal Church cathedrals in the United States and its territories. The dioceses are grouped into nine provinces , the first eight of which, for the most part, correspond to regions of the United States .
S. Episcopal Diocese of San Diego; Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin; Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina; Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina (1785–2012)
Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina [citation needed] They are represented by the nine white crosses arranged in a St. Andrew's Cross on a blue field ( canton ) on the Church arms and flag. The rest of the flag is a red St. George’s Cross on a white field reminiscent of the former national flag of the old Kingdom of England before the first ...
The Roman numeral before the diocese name represents where in the sequence that bishop falls; e.g., the fourth bishop of Pennsylvania is written "IV Pennsylvania". Where a diocese is in bold type it indicates that the bishop is a current bishop of that diocese.
The following is a list of bishops who currently lead dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States and its territories. Also included in the list are suffragan bishops , provisional bishops , coadjutor bishops , and assistant bishops .