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The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe (formerly the Convocation of American Churches in Europe) is a jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church created in 1859 by an action of its general convention. The convocation includes all Episcopal congregations in continental Europe. Along with dioceses in
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, Cuba, and the Virgin Islands it belongs to Province II of the Episcopal Church. The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church has jurisdiction over the convocation but oversight is delegated to a bishop in charge. On April 6, 2019, Mark Edington succeeded the
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Pierre W. Whalon as bishop in charge, in a consecration and installation ceremony presided over by the presiding bishop, the Most Reverend Michael Curry, at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris. The convocation currently has an institutional presence in seven European countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy,
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, and Georgia.


Parishes

There are nine parishes and numerous missions, with a total of 2,543 baptized members (2018). The parishes are located in Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland.


Belgium

*All Saints',
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France

*
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, Paris *Christ Church, Clermont-Ferrand


Germany

*Christ the King, Frankfurt am Main *Church of the Ascension, Munich *
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Italy

*St. James', Florence *
St. Paul's Within the Walls St. Paul's Within the Walls ( it, San Paolo dentro le Mura), also known as the American Church in Rome, is a church of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe on Via Nazionale (Rome), Via Nazionale in Castro Pretorio, Rome. It was the firs ...
, Rome


Switzerland

* Emmanuel Church, Geneva


Missions and other institutions

There are also groups known as "missionary congregations" that are not yet full parishes as well as other institutions connected to the convocation. These are located in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and Georgia.


Austria

*Marriage Retreat Kapelle,
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Belgium

* Christ Church,
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* St. Esprit,
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* St Servais,
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France

*Grace Anglican Episcopal Church in the Hérault,
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Germany

*St. James the Less, Nuremberg *St. Boniface, Augsburg *St. Columban's, Karlsruhe *St. Michael’s Church, Thuringia: Weimar


Italy

* Congregacion Latinoamericana - Iglesia San Pablo Dentro de los Muros de Roma - Spanish language ministry in Rome * Church of the Resurrection,
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- Italian and English ministry * Italian Language Ministry ** Gesú Buon Pastore, Milan - Mission * Joel Nafuma Refugee Center, Rome * Santa Maria a Ferrano - retreat center near Florence


Georgia

* St. Nino, Tbilisi


Bishops

Various people have held the title of bishop-in-charge of the convocation before the current bishop, Mark David Wheeler Edington. His immediate predecessor was
Pierre Whalon Pierre Welté Whalon (born November 12, 1952) is a retired American bishop. He was the bishop in charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe until April 2019. He was consecrated as a bishop on November 18, 2001. He was born in Newpo ...
. * 1916-1923:
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* 1971-1974: Edmond Browning * 1978-1980:
Richard Millard George Richard Millard (October 2, 1914 – June 15, 2018) was a suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California from 1960 to 1978. Early life George Richard Millard was born on October 2, 1914, in Dunsmuir, California, to George Ellis an ...
* 1980-1984:
John McGill Krumm John McGill Krumm (March 15, 1913 – October 23, 1995) was an American bishop and author. He was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio. Early life and education Krumm was born on March 15, 1913, in South Bend, Indiana, the ...
* 1986–1989: Donald Davies * 1988-1993:
Matthew P. Bigliardi Matthew Paul Bigliardi (September 14, 1920 - February 26, 1996) was seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, consecrated in 1973. He served from 1974 to 1985. He later served as bishop in charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches ...
* 1994-2001:
Jeffery Rowthorn Jeffery William Rowthorn (also spelled Jeffrey; born 9 April 1934) is a Welsh retired Anglican bishop and hymnographer. His early career was spent in parish ministry in the Diocese of Southwark and the Diocese of Oxford of the Church of Englan ...
* 2001-2019:
Pierre Whalon Pierre Welté Whalon (born November 12, 1952) is a retired American bishop. He was the bishop in charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe until April 2019. He was consecrated as a bishop on November 18, 2001. He was born in Newpo ...
* Since April 6, 2019 Mark David Wheeler Edington Mark D .W. Edington of the Diocese of Massachusetts was elected Bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe in October 2018. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry ordained and consecrated him on April 6, 2019, at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris.


See also

* Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe - the Church of England's diocese in Europe


References


External links

* {{Authority control 1859 establishments in Europe Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century Anglicanism in Europe Anglo-Catholicism Europe Episcopal Church (United States) Religious organizations established in 1859 Province 2 of the Episcopal Church (United States)