The Episcopal Church | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Anglican[a] |
Scripture | Holy Bible |
Theology | Anglican doctrine[b] |
Polity | Episcopal |
Governance | Unitary[c] |
Presiding bishop | Sean W. Rowe |
President of the House of Deputies |
Julia Ayala Harris |
Chief of Mission | Rev. Lester V. Mackenzie |
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 |
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Region | United States[d] |
Language | English[e] |
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 |
Members | 1,547,779 active members (2023) 1,394,769 active baptized members in the U.S. (2023)[4] |
Official website | www![]() |
The Archives of the Episcopal Church |
www.episcopalarchives.org |
Constitution and Canons |
The Episcopal Church | |
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|
Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Anglican[a] |
Scripture | Holy Bible |
Theology | Anglican doctrine[b] |
Polity | Episcopal |
Governance | Unitary[c] |
Presiding bishop | Sean W. Rowe |
President of the House of Deputies |
Julia Ayala Harris |
Chief of Mission | Rev. Lester V. Mackenzie |
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 |
|
Region | United States[d] |
Language | English[e] |
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 |
Members | 1,547,779 active members (2023) 1,394,769 active baptized members in the U.S. (2023)[4] |
Official website | www![]() |
The Archives of the Episcopal Church |
www.episcopalarchives.org |
Constitution and Canons |