The Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina is a

diocese In 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 provinces were administratively associa ...

of the Episcopal Church in the United States that covers most of eastern

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

. The diocese was formed from the existing Diocese of North Carolina on October 9, 1883, by action of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. It consists of the congregations of the Episcopal Church in the eastern portion of the state of

and forms part of Province IV of the Episcopal Church. Major cities of the diocese include Wilmington, Fayetteville,

New Bern New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...

, and Greenville. Originally its offices were located in Wilmington, but in 1983 a new diocesan house was built in

Kinston, North Carolina Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 21,677 as of the 2010 census. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791. Kinston is located in the coastal plains region of ...

, in order to be located more centrally in the diocese's territory. The diocese's current bishop is Robert Skirving.

List of bishops

References

External links

Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina website
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Journal of the Annual Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of East Carolina
' a comprehensive listing of the proceedings of the diocesan convention from 1883 to 2009, with the exception of 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:East Carolina East Carolina Diocese of East Carolina Religious organizations established in 1883 Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century Province 4 of the Episcopal Church (United States)