Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
| Diocese of Upper South Carolina | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province IV |
| Statistics | |
| Members | 23,710 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Episcopal |
| Cathedral | Trinity Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Rt. Rev. W. Andrew Waldo |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina | |
| Website | |
| edusc.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina (EDUSC) is a diocese in The Episcopal Church.
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 (Rock Hill 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 through 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]
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
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Parishes and Missions
- Abbeville - Trinity Church
- Aiken - Saint Augustine of Canterbury Church
- Aiken - Saint Thaddeus Church
- Anderson - Grace Church
- Anderson - Saint George's Church
- Batesburg - Saint Paul's Church
- Boiling Springs - Saint Margaret's Church
- Camden - Grace Church
- Cayce - All Saints' Church
- Chapin - Saint Francis of Assisi Church
- Chester - Saint Mark's Church
- Clearwater - Saint John's Church
- Clemson - Holy Trinity Church
- Clinton - All Saints' Church
- Columbia - Church of the Good Shepherd
- Columbia - St Lukes Church
- Columbia - St Davids Church
- Columbia - Trinity Cathedral Church
- Columbia - Church of the Cross
- Columbia - St Timothys Church
- Columbia - St Johns Church
- Columbia - St Marys Church
- Columbia - All Souls' Church
- Columbia - St Martins in the Fields Church
- Columbia - St Michael & All Angels Church
- Easley - St Michaels Church
- Eastover - St Thomas
- Edgefield - Church of the Ridge
- Fort Mill - St Pauls Episcopal Church
- Gaffney - Church of the Incarnation
- Graniteville - Saint Paul's Church
- Great Falls - Saint Peter's Church
- Greenville - Saint Francis' Church
- Greenville - Christ Church
- Greenville - Saint Philip's Church
- Greenville - Saint Peter's Church
- Greenville - Church of the Redeemer
- Greenville - Saint Andrew's Church
- Greenville - Saint James Church
- Greenwood - Church of the Resurrection
- Greer - Church of the Good Shepherd
- Hopkins - Saint John's Church
- Irmo - Saint Simon and Saint Jude's Church
- Jenkinsville - Saint Barnabas' Church
- Lancaster - Christ Church
- Laurens - Church of the Epiphany
- Lexington - Saint Alban's Church
- Newberry - Saint Luke's Church
- North Augusta - Saint Bartholomew's Church
- North Augusta, Beech Island,& Aiken, SC - All Saints' Church -
- Pauline - Calvary Church
- Ridgeway - Saint Stephen's Church
- Rock Hill - Saint Matthias' Church
- Rock Hill - Church of Our Saviour
- Seneca - Church of the Ascension
- Simpsonville - Holy Cross Church
- Spartanburg - Saint Christopher's Church
- Spartanburg - Saint Matthew's Church
- Spartanburg - Church of the Advent
- Spartanburg - Church of the Epiphany
- Union - Church of the Nativity
- Winnsboro - Saint John's Church
- York - Church of the Good Shepherd
Institutions
- Aiken Bishop Gravatt Center / Camp Gravatt
- Aiken Mead Hall School
- Columbia George M. Alexander Diocesan House
- Columbia Finlay House
- Columbia Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
- Columbia Saint Lawrence Place
- Denmark Voorhees College,
- Greenville Christ Church Episcopal School
- West Columbia Chapel of the Holy Spirit (at Still Hopes)
- West Columbia South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes
- York York Place
References
- ↑ Clarke, Philip G. (1972). A Brief History of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina: Fiftieth Anniversary Year, 1922-1972.
- ↑ "Diocese of Upper South Carolina". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ↑ "Diocesan Structure" (PDF). Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ↑ Episcopal Life Online item, May 24, 2010
- ↑ Diocesan Profile, Search for the Eighth Bishop of Upper South Carolina, 2008, p.16.
See also The Episcopal Church Annual. Morehouse: New York, NY, 2009 and the online interactive directory at The Red Book
External links
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