One of the distinctive things about being an Episcopalian is
the sense of connection and fellowship one has with
other Anglicans and Episcopalians throughout the world.
O U R D I O C E S EWe are member of The Episcopal Church in Delaware, a diocese comprised of the entire State of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties). The diocese has 34 parishes with approximately 9,550 Episcopalians. It is one of the oldest dioceses in the country, established in 1785 following the first convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States in 1784. Parishes in Delaware date to the late 1600s.
The Rt. Rev. Kevin S. Brown was elected as the 11th bishop of Delaware on Saturday, July 15, 2017. Diocesan website |
T H E E P I S C O P A L C H U R C HThe Episcopal Church is a fellowship of 2.2 million Christians in 108 dioceses throughout the United States as well as Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Micronesia, Taiwan, and the Convocation of American Churches in Europe. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is the Most Reverend Michael B. Curry. Bishop Curry, previously the Bishop of North Carolina, was elected during the 78th General Convention in June 2015. He took office in November 2015.
The Episcopal Church website |
T H E A N G L I C A N C O M M U N I O NThe Episcopal Church is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, a global fellowship of 73 million Christians in 38 self-governing provinces. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Most Reverend and Right Honorable Justin Welby. While he is sometimes compared to a pope, a more accurate description of his role is that he is "first among equals" with his brother and sister bishops from throughout the Anglican Communion.
The Anglican Communion website |
