Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Diocese of Upper South Carolina | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Ecclesiastical province | Province IV |
Statistics | |
Congregations | 59 (2021) |
Members | 21,765 (2021) |
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Denomination | Episcopal Church |
Established | October 10, 1922 |
Cathedral | Trinity Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Daniel Richards |
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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 approximately 60 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 bishop is Daniel P. Richards. He was elected bishop on September 25 2021 and was consecrated at Trinity Cathedral as bishop on February 26 2022.[4][5]
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.[6]
Bishops of Upper South Carolina
Honorific & Name | Dates | |
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1st | Kirkman George Finlay | 1922–1938 |
2nd | John James Gravatt | 1939–1953 |
3rd | Clarence Alfred Cole | 1953–1963 |
4th | John Adams Pinckney | 1963–1972 |
5th | George Moyer Alexander | 1973–1979 |
6th | William Arthur Beckham | 1979–1995 |
7th | Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr. | 1995–2009 |
8th | W. Andrew Waldo | 2010–2022 |
9th | Daniel Paul Richards | 2022– |
Parishes, Missions and Institutions as of August 2015
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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
- Beech Island - All Saints' 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
- 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 - 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 Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- 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 - Church of Saint Simon and Saint Jude
- 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
- Ridgeway - Saint Stephen's 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
- Trenton - Church of the Ridge
- 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. Archived from the original on 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ^ "Diocesan Structure" (PDF). Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ^ "Announcing the Election of the Very Rev. Daniel P. Richards as the ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina - Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina". www.edusc.org. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ lwilson (2021-10-11). "Upper South Carolina elects Daniel P. Richards as its ninth bishop". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ 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
- The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina.
- The Bishop Gravatt Center.
- Trinity Episcopal Church - Columbia, S.C. photos and history
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