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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.
Province IX is composed of dioceses in Latin America. 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. The Diocese of Wisconsin has three cathedrals. Map of dioceses of the Episcopal Church, colored by province
The Episcopal Church in the United States of America currently has 111 dioceses. When the church was founded in 1785, it only had nine. [citation needed] These were: Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts [citation needed] Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut [citation needed] Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania [citation needed] Episcopal Diocese of ...
Disregarded are many episcopal or archiepiscopal prelates in the Roman Curia, as their dicasteries don't constitute dioceses, although many posts there require by law or custom a bishop or an archbishop (usually titular), just as the Vatican's diplomatic posts in nearly every national capital.
Pages in category "Dioceses of the Episcopal Church (United States)" The following 122 pages are in this category, out of 122 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 .
Christianity portal; The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina is a diocese of the Episcopal Church within Province IV that encompasses central North Carolina.Founded in 1817, the modern boundaries of the diocese roughly correspond to the portion of North Carolina between I-77 in the west and I-95 in the east, including the most populous area of the state.
The diocese was organized in 1785 and is one of the Episcopal Church's nine original dioceses, with origins in colonial Virginia. As of 2024, the diocese has 16 regions [3] with more than 68,000 members and 173 congregations. [4] The see city is Richmond where the Diocesan Office is located.