Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina

The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina (EDUSC) is a diocese in the Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA).

Originally part of the Diocese of South Carolina, it became independent on October 10-11, 1922 following nearly two years of planning.^[1] The see city is Columbia. Its cathedral is Trinity Cathedral. The diocese comprises 62 congregations in the Upstate (northwestern) and Midlands regions of the U.S. state of South Carolina.^[2] There are five convocations in the diocese: Midlands (Columbia area), Catawba (Lancaster area), Foothills (Greenville area), Gravatt (Aiken area), and Piedmont (Spartanburg areas).^[3]

The Rt. Rev. Andrew Waldo is the 8th Bishop of Upper South Carolina. His episcopal ordination took place on May 22, 2010, at Christ Church Episcopal, the “Parish in the heart of the city,” in Greenville, SC.^[4]

Among the Diocese's many institutions, the Bishop Gravatt Center began service in 1949 as a retreat and summer camp site. Now a non-profit corporation with its own Board of Trustees, the Center remains a vital part of the Diocese though its summer camp Christian formation program and numerous diocesan and parish activities such as Happening, Cursillo, youth retreats, vestry retreats, parish family weekends, etc.^[5]

Contents 1 Bishops of Upper South Carolina 2 Parishes, Missions and Institutions as of September 2009 2.1 Parishes and Missions 2.2 Institutions 3 References 4 External links

Bishops of Upper South Carolina

	Honorific & Name	Dates
1st	The Rt. Rev. Kirkman George Finlay	1922-1938
2nd	The Rt. Rev. John James Gravatt	1939-1955
3rd	The Rt. Rev. Clarence Aldred Cole	1953-1963
4th	The Rt. Rev. John Adams Pinckney	1963-1972
5th	The Rt. Rev. George Moyer Alexander	1973-1979
6th	The Rt. Rev. William Arthur Beckham	1979-1995
7th	The Rt. Rev. Dorsey Felix Henderson	1995-2009
8th	The Rt. Rev. W. Andrew Waldo	2010-

Parishes, Missions and Institutions as of September 2009

Parishes and Missions

1. Abbeville Trinity Church
2. Aiken Saint Augustine of Canterbury Church
3. Aiken Saint Thaddeus Church
4. Anderson Grace Church
5. Anderson Saint George's Church
6. Batesburg Saint Paul's Church
7. Boiling Springs Saint Margaret's Church
8. Camden Grace Church
9. Cayce All Saints' Church
10. Chapin Saint Francis of Assisi Church
11. Chester Saint Mark's Church
12. Clearwater Saint John's Church
13. Clemson Holy Trinity Church
14. Clinton All Saints' Church
15. Columbia Church of the Good Shepherd
16. Columbia St Lukes Church
17. Columbia St Davids Church
18. Columbia Trinity Cathedral Church
19. Columbia Church of the Cross
20. Columbia St Timothys Church
21. Columbia St Johns Church
22. Columbia St Marys Church
23. Columbia All Souls' Church
24. Columbia St Martins in the Fields Church
25. Columbia St Michael & All Angels Church
26. Easley St Michaels Church
27. Eastover St Thomas
28. Edgefield Church of the Ridge
29. Fort Mill St Pauls Episcopal Church
30. Gaffney Church of the Incarnation
31. Graniteville Saint Paul's Church
32. Great Falls Saint Peter's Church
33. Greenville Saint Francis' Church
34. Greenville Christ Church
35. Greenville Saint Philip's Church
36. Greenville Saint Peter's Church
37. Greenville Church of the Redeemer
38. Greenville Saint Andrew's Church
39. Greenville Saint James' Church
40. Greenwood Church of the Resurrection
41. Greer Church of the Good Shepherd
42. Hopkins Saint John's Church
43. Irmo Saint Simon and Saint Jude's Church
44. Jenkinsville Saint Barnabas' Church
45. Lancaster Christ Church
46. Laurens Church of the Epiphany
47. Lexington Saint Alban's Church
48. Newberry Saint Luke's Church
49. North Augusta Saint Bartholomew's Church
50. North Augusta, Beech Island,& Aiken, SC All Saints' Church -
51. Pauline Calvary Church
52. Ridgeway Saint Stephen's Church
53. Rock Hill Saint Matthias' Church
54. Rock Hill Church of Our Saviour
55. Seneca Church of the Ascension
56. Simpsonville Holy Cross Church
57. Spartanburg Saint Christopher's Church
58. Spartanburg Saint Matthew's Church
59. Spartanburg Church of the Advent
60. Spartanburg Church of the Epiphany
61. Union Church of the Nativity
62. Winnsboro Saint John's Church
63. York Church of the Good Shepherd

Institutions

1. Aiken Bishop Gravatt Center / Camp Gravatt
2. Aiken Mead Hall School
3. Columbia George M. Alexander Diocesan House
4. Columbia Finlay House
5. Columbia Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
6. Columbia Saint Lawrence Place
7. Denmark Voorhees College,
8. Greenville Christ Church Episcopal School
9. West Columbia Chapel of the Holy Spirit (at Still Hopes)
10. West Columbia South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes
11. York York Place

References

See also The Episcopal Church Annual. Morehouse: New York, NY, 2009 and the online interactive directory at The Red Book

External links

• The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina.
• The Bishop Gravatt Center.

Provinces and dioceses of the Episcopal Church Province I Connecticut • Maine • Massachusetts • New Hampshire • Rhode Island • Vermont • Western Massachusetts Province II Albany • Central New York • Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe • Haiti • Long Island • New Jersey • New York • Newark • Rochester • The Virgin Islands • Western New York Province III Bethlehem • Central Pennsylvania • Delaware • Easton • Maryland • Northwestern Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania • Pittsburgh • Southern Virginia • Southwestern Virginia • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia Province IV Alabama • Atlanta • Central Florida • Central Gulf Coast • East Carolina • East Tennessee • Florida • Georgia • Kentucky • Lexington • Louisiana • Mississippi • North Carolina • South Carolina • Southeast Florida • Southwest Florida • Tennessee • Upper South Carolina • West Tennessee • Western North Carolina Province V Chicago • Eastern Michigan • Eau Claire • Fond du Lac • Indianapolis • Michigan • Milwaukee • Missouri • Northern Indiana • Northern Michigan • Ohio • Quincy • Southern Ohio • Springfield • Western Michigan Province VI Colorado • Iowa • Minnesota • Montana • Nebraska • North Dakota • South Dakota • Wyoming Province VII Arkansas • Dallas • Fort Worth • Kansas • Northwest Texas • Oklahoma • Rio Grande • Texas • West Missouri • West Texas • Western Kansas • Western Louisiana Province VIII Alaska • Arizona • California • Eastern Oregon • El Camino Real • Hawaii • Idaho • Los Angeles • Navajoland Area Mission • Nevada • Northern California • Olympia • Oregon • San Diego • San Joaquin • Spokane • Taiwan • Utah Province IX Colombia • Dominican Republic • Central Ecuador • Litoral Ecuador • Honduras  • Puerto Rico • Venezuela