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The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta is the
The
St. Bede's Church, Atlanta
** St. Simon's Church, Conyers ** Church of the Good Shepherd, Covington ** Holy Trinity Church, Decatur ** Emory Campus Ministry *
Macon Convocation
** All Angels' Church, Eatonton
** St. Andrew's Church, Fort Valley
** St. Luke's Church, Fort Valley
** Christ Church, Macon
** St. Francis' Church, Macon
** St. Paul's Church, Macon
** St. Stephen's Church, Milledgeville
** St. Mary's Church, Montezuma
** St. Christopher's Church, Perry
** All Saints' Church, Warner Robins
*
Marietta Convocation
** St. Aidan's Church, Alpharetta-Milton
** St. Clement's Church, Canton
** Church of the Holy Spirit, Cumming
** Church of the Holy Family, Jasper
** Christ Church, Kennesaw
** Church of the Annunciation, Marietta
** St. Catherine's Church, Marietta
** St. James' Church, Marietta
** St. Jude's Church, Marietta
** St. Peter & St. Paul's Church, Marietta
** St. Teresa's Church, Acworth
** St. Benedict's Church, Smyrna
** St. David's Church, Roswell
*
Mid-Atlanta Convocation
** St. Paul's Church, Atlanta
** All Saints' Church, Atlanta
** Church of the Incarnation, Atlanta
** St. Luke's Church, Atlanta
** Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta
** St. Timothy's Church, Decatur
** Church of the Holy Cross, Decatur
** Iglesia de Santa Maria, East Point
** Georgia Tech/Georgia State Campus
* North Atlanta Convocation
** Emmaus House Community Center, Atlanta
** Holy Comforter Church, Atlanta
** Holy Innocents' Church, Atlanta
** St. Anne's Church, Atlanta
** St. Dunstan's Church, Atlanta
** St. Martin in the Fields Church, Atlanta
** Church of the Atonement, Sandy Springs
*
Northeast Georgia Convocation
** St. Gregory the Great Church, Athens
** Emmanuel Church, Athens
** UGA Center, Athens
** St. Clare's Church, Blairsville
** Grace-Calvary Church, Clarkesville
** Church of the Resurrection, Sautee-Nacoochee
** St. Elizabeth's Church, Dahlonega
** Grace Church, Gainesville
** Church of the Redeemer, Greensboro
** St. Alban's Church, Monroe
** St. Matthias' Church, Toccoa
** St. Gabriel's Church, Oakwood
** Church of the Advent, Madison
** Church of the Mediator, Washington
** St. Andrew's Church, Hartwell
** St. Anthony's Church, Winder
** St. Alban's Church, Elberton
** St. James' Church, Clayton
* Northeast Metro Convocation
** St. Michael & All Angels' Church, Stone Mountain
** St. Mary & St. Martha of Bethany Church, Buford
** St. Matthew's Church, Snellville
** St. Patrick's Church, Dunwoody
** Christ Church, Norcross
** Christ the King, Lilburn
** St. Columba's Church, Johns Creek
** St. Edward's Church, Lawrenceville
* Northwest Georgia Convocation
** St. Timothy's Church, Calhoun
** St. Peter's Church, Rome
** Church of the Transfiguration, Rome
** St. Barnabas' Church, Trion
** Church of the Ascension, Cartersville
** St. James' Church, Cedartown
** St. Mark's Church, Dalton
*
Southwest Atlanta Convocation
** St. Paul's Church, Newnan
** St. Margaret's Church, Carrollton
** St. Andrew's in the Pines, Peachtree City
** St. Augustine of Canterbury Church, Morrow
** St. John's Church, College Park
** Church of the Good Shepherd, Austell
** Church of the Nativity, Fayetteville
** St. George's Church, Griffin
** St. Joseph's Church, McDonough
** St. Julian's Church, Douglasville
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
The Episcopal Church, based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop o ...
, with jurisdiction over middle and north Georgia
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. It is in Province IV of the Episcopal Church and its cathedral
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, the Cathedral of St. Philip, is in Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, as are the diocesan offices.
History
The Anglican
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presence in Georgia was established on February 12, 1733, with Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia
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. By 1841, the Diocese of Georgia had been established. In 1907 the diocesan convention unanimously voted to divide the diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
, forming the Diocese of Atlanta. In December 1907, the Diocese of Atlanta held its first convention at Christ Church in Macon, Georgia
Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is located southeast of Atlanta and lies near the geographic center of the state of Geo ...
.
In 2007, the diocese celebrated its centennial, and published a history of the diocese: ''The Diocese of Atlanta: Centennial Celebration 1907–2007'', which is available from the Cathedral of St. Philip Book Store, Atlanta, Georgia.
For much of its history, the Diocese has been one of the fastest-growing in the South, if not the country, due to the almost-geometric expansion of the population of metropolitan Atlanta. Although evangelical and high-church alternatives have always existed, most congregations generally hold to a Broad Church, moderate-to-liberal theology and middle-of-the-road worship, with some parishes priding themselves on their progressive stances. The Atlanta Diocese is thus considerably more liberal than many of the dioceses in the Fourth Province, since the area is home to a large population of highly educated, affluent professionals and white-collar employees, constituencies that have long been a mainstay of the Episcopal Church and that are not present in such large numbers elsewhere in the South.
On June 26, 2015, Bishop Wright announced that congregations within the Diocese could perform same-sex marriages.
Bishops
The currentbishop
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is Robert Christopher Wright, who was installed in October 2012. The immediate past bishop
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is J. Neil Alexander, who was installed in 2001. On January 25, 2006, he was nominated for election as Presiding Bishop, but he was defeated at the 2006 General Convention The General Convention is the primary governing and legislative body of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. With the exception of the Bible, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Constitution and Canons, it is the ultimate authority ...
by Katharine Jefferts Schori
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.
List of bishops
Parishes and missions
The Diocese of Atlanta has 10 convocations (also known asdeaneries
A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...
) divided into 94 parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
es and more than 55,000 parishioners.
* Chattahoochee Valley Convocation
** St. Mary Magdalene Church, Columbus
** St. Thomas Church, Columbus
** Trinity Church, Columbus
** St. Nicholas' Church, Hamilton
** St. Mark's Church, LaGrange
** St. John's Church, West Point
** St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Thomaston
** Zion Church, Talbotton
* East Atlanta Convocation
** Church of the Epiphany, Atlanta
** Church of Our Saviour, Atlanta
** St. Bartholomew's Church, Atlanta
*St. Bede's Church, Atlanta
** St. Simon's Church, Conyers ** Church of the Good Shepherd, Covington ** Holy Trinity Church, Decatur ** Emory Campus Ministry *
Macon Convocation
** All Angels' Church, Eatonton
** St. Andrew's Church, Fort Valley
** St. Luke's Church, Fort Valley
** Christ Church, Macon
** St. Francis' Church, Macon
** St. Paul's Church, Macon
** St. Stephen's Church, Milledgeville
** St. Mary's Church, Montezuma
** St. Christopher's Church, Perry
** All Saints' Church, Warner Robins
*Marietta Convocation
** St. Aidan's Church, Alpharetta-Milton
** St. Clement's Church, Canton
** Church of the Holy Spirit, Cumming
** Church of the Holy Family, Jasper
** Christ Church, Kennesaw
** Church of the Annunciation, Marietta
** St. Catherine's Church, Marietta
** St. James' Church, Marietta
** St. Jude's Church, Marietta
** St. Peter & St. Paul's Church, Marietta
** St. Teresa's Church, Acworth
** St. Benedict's Church, Smyrna
** St. David's Church, Roswell
*Mid-Atlanta Convocation
** St. Paul's Church, Atlanta
** All Saints' Church, Atlanta
** Church of the Incarnation, Atlanta
** St. Luke's Church, Atlanta
** Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta
** St. Timothy's Church, Decatur
** Church of the Holy Cross, Decatur
** Iglesia de Santa Maria, East Point
** Georgia Tech/Georgia State Campus
* North Atlanta Convocation
** Emmaus House Community Center, Atlanta
** Holy Comforter Church, Atlanta
** Holy Innocents' Church, Atlanta
** St. Anne's Church, Atlanta
** St. Dunstan's Church, Atlanta
** St. Martin in the Fields Church, Atlanta
** Church of the Atonement, Sandy Springs
*Northeast Georgia Convocation
** St. Gregory the Great Church, Athens
** Emmanuel Church, Athens
** UGA Center, Athens
** St. Clare's Church, Blairsville
** Grace-Calvary Church, Clarkesville
** Church of the Resurrection, Sautee-Nacoochee
** St. Elizabeth's Church, Dahlonega
** Grace Church, Gainesville
** Church of the Redeemer, Greensboro
** St. Alban's Church, Monroe
** St. Matthias' Church, Toccoa
** St. Gabriel's Church, Oakwood
** Church of the Advent, Madison
** Church of the Mediator, Washington
** St. Andrew's Church, Hartwell
** St. Anthony's Church, Winder
** St. Alban's Church, Elberton
** St. James' Church, Clayton
* Northeast Metro Convocation
** St. Michael & All Angels' Church, Stone Mountain
** St. Mary & St. Martha of Bethany Church, Buford
** St. Matthew's Church, Snellville
** St. Patrick's Church, Dunwoody
** Christ Church, Norcross
** Christ the King, Lilburn
** St. Columba's Church, Johns Creek
** St. Edward's Church, Lawrenceville
* Northwest Georgia Convocation
** St. Timothy's Church, Calhoun
** St. Peter's Church, Rome
** Church of the Transfiguration, Rome
** St. Barnabas' Church, Trion
** Church of the Ascension, Cartersville
** St. James' Church, Cedartown
** St. Mark's Church, Dalton
*Southwest Atlanta Convocation
** St. Paul's Church, Newnan
** St. Margaret's Church, Carrollton
** St. Andrew's in the Pines, Peachtree City
** St. Augustine of Canterbury Church, Morrow
** St. John's Church, College Park
** Church of the Good Shepherd, Austell
** Church of the Nativity, Fayetteville
** St. George's Church, Griffin
** St. Joseph's Church, McDonough
** St. Julian's Church, Douglasville
Schools
* Children of Grace Preschool, Gainesville * Emmanuel Episcopal Day School, Athens *Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
Holy Innocents' Episcopal School (HIES) is a PK–12 private, Episcopal, co-educational college-preparatory day school in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States.List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA
Website of the Diocese of Atlanta
Official Web site of the Diocese of AtlantaOfficial Web site of the Episcopal Church
*
Journal of the Annual Council, Diocese of Atlanta
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References
Website of the Diocese of Atlanta
External links
Official Web site of the Diocese of Atlanta
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Journal of the Annual Council, Diocese of Atlanta
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Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
Diocese of Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...