Episcopal Diocese of Georgia
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The Diocese of Georgia is one of 20 dioceses that comprise Province IV of the The Episcopal Church, and is a diocese within the worldwide Anglican Communion.
[edit] History
The Episcopal Church in Georgia began as a small Diocese of three parishes in 1823. Seventeen years later there were six churches, and these parishes elected the first Bishop of Georgia, Stephen Elliott.
The Diocese of Atlanta (northwestern Georgia) was set apart from the Diocese of Georgia in 1907. Today the Diocese of Georgia now covers the southeast 32,994 square miles of the State of Georgia, running from the Chattahoochee River west of Americus, Georgia to the Savannah River north of Augusta, Georgia. Savannah is the See City.
As of March 2006 there were 71 organized parishes and missions in the diocese, 170 priests and deacons, and more then 18,000 communicants. The Pro-cathedral for the diocese is St. Paul the Apostle in Savannah.
[edit] Bishops
- The Rt. Rev. Henry I. Louttit, Diocesan Bishop [1]
- The Rt. Rev. Charles L. Keyser, Assisting Bishop
- The Rt. Rev. Rodney Michel, Assisting Bishop [2]
[edit] References and External links
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Episcopal Dioceses in Province IV |
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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 |
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Province I • Province II • Province III • Province IV • Province V • Province VI • Province VII • Province VIII • Province IX |
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