Parishes and dioceses Episcopal Church (United States)



at local level, there 6,473 episcopal congregations, each of elects vestry or bishop s committee. subject approval of diocesan bishop, vestry of each parish elects priest, called rector, has spiritual jurisdiction in parish , selects assistant clergy, both deacons , priests. (there difference between vestry , clergy elections – clergy ordained members selected outside parish, whereas member in standing of parish eligible serve on vestry.) diocesan bishop, however, appoints clergy missions , may choose non-self-supporting parishes.


the middle judicatory consists of diocese headed bishop assisted standing committee. bishop , standing committee elected diocesan convention members selected congregations. election of bishop requires consent of majority of standing committees , diocesan bishops. conventions meet annually consider legislation (such revisions diocesan constitution , canons) , speak diocese. dioceses organized 9 provinces. each province has synod , mission budget, has no authority on member dioceses.


there 110 dioceses in united states, colombia, dominican republic, ecuador, haiti, honduras, puerto rico, taiwan, venezuela , virgin islands. convocation of episcopal churches in europe , navajoland area mission jurisdictions similar diocese. presiding bishop 1 of 3 anglican primates exercise metropolitan jurisdiction on episcopal church of cuba, extraprovincial diocese in anglican communion.








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