Province 3 (III), also known as the Province of Washington, is one of nine

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s making up 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 ...

. It comprises thirteen

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s in the Middle Atlantic States of

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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

, as well as

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Bishop Mike Klusmeyer of the

Diocese of West Virginia The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (TEC). It encompasses all 55 counties of West Virginia. The diocese has 66 congregations, including 38 parishes, 26 missions, and 2 other c ...

serves as President.

Dioceses of Province III

* Diocese of Bethlehem * Diocese of Central Pennsylvania * Diocese of Delaware * Diocese of Easton * Diocese of Maryland * Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania *

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* Diocese of Pittsburgh * Diocese of Southern Virginia * Diocese of Southwestern Virginia * Diocese of Virginia * Diocese of Washington *

References and external links

ECUSA Province DirectoryProvince III website
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