| The Episcopal Church | |
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| Abbreviation | TEC, PECUSA |
| Classification | Mainline Protestant |
| Orientation | Anglican |
| Scripture | Holy Bible |
| Theology | Anglican doctrine (with various theological and doctrinal identities, including Anglo-Catholic, Liberal and Evangelical) |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Governance | Unitary (General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America) |
| Presiding bishop | Sean W. Rowe |
| President of the House of Deputies |
Julia Ayala Harris |
| Chief of Mission | Rev. Lester V. Mackenzie |
| Distinct fellowships | Anglican Communion |
| Provinces | 9 |
| Dioceses | 106 |
| Parishes | 6,754 (2023)[2] |
| Associations | Anglican Communion National Council of Churches World Council of Churches Christian Churches Together in the USA |
| Full communion | Church of Sweden[3] Union of Utrecht Philippine Independent Church Mar Thoma Syrian Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Northern and Southern Provinces of the Moravian Church in America Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria |
| Region | United States Further dioceses in Cuba Haiti Taiwan Latin America and the Caribbean Europe |
| Language | English (main communications), Spanish, and French (both metropolitan and Canadian) as major spoken languages but parishes are open to use the language they please. |
| Liturgy | 1979 Book of Common Prayer |
| Headquarters | 815 Second Avenue New York City, New York U.S. |
| Origin | 1785; 240 years ago (1785) |
| Branched from | Church of England |
| Absorbed | Church of Hawaii (1890s) |
| Separations |
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| Members | 1,547,779 active members (2023) 1,394,769 active baptized members in the U.S. (2023)[4] |
| Other name(s) | The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, La Iglesia Episcopal, La Iglesia Episcopal Protestante de los Estados Unidos de América, L'Église épiscopale, L'Église protestante épiscopale des États-Unis d'Amérique |
| Official website | www |
| The Archives of the Episcopal Church |
www.episcopalarchives.org |
| Constitution and Canons | |
| The Episcopal Church | |
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| Abbreviation | TEC, PECUSA |
| Classification | Mainline Protestant |
| Orientation | Anglican |
| Scripture | Holy Bible |
| Theology | Anglican doctrine (with various theological and doctrinal identities, including Anglo-Catholic, Liberal and Evangelical) |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Governance | Unitary (General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America) |
| Presiding bishop | Sean W. Rowe |
| President of the House of Deputies |
Julia Ayala Harris |
| Chief of Mission | Rev. Lester V. Mackenzie |
| Distinct fellowships | Anglican Communion |
| Provinces | 9 |
| Dioceses | 106 |
| Parishes | 6,754 (2023)[2] |
| Associations | Anglican Communion National Council of Churches World Council of Churches Christian Churches Together in the USA |
| Full communion | Church of Sweden[3] Union of Utrecht Philippine Independent Church Mar Thoma Syrian Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Northern and Southern Provinces of the Moravian Church in America Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria |
| Region | United States Further dioceses in Cuba Haiti Taiwan Latin America and the Caribbean Europe |
| Language | English (main communications), Spanish, and French (both metropolitan and Canadian) as major spoken languages but parishes are open to use the language they please. |
| Liturgy | 1979 Book of Common Prayer |
| Headquarters | 815 Second Avenue New York City, New York U.S. |
| Origin | 1785; 240 years ago (1785) |
| Branched from | Church of England |
| Absorbed | Church of Hawaii (1890s) |
| Separations |
|
| Members | 1,547,779 active members (2023) 1,394,769 active baptized members in the U.S. (2023)[4] |
| Other name(s) | The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, La Iglesia Episcopal, La Iglesia Episcopal Protestante de los Estados Unidos de América, L'Église épiscopale, L'Église protestante épiscopale des États-Unis d'Amérique |
| Official website | www |
| The Archives of the Episcopal Church |
www.episcopalarchives.org |
| Constitution and Canons | |
