Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia is the

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 associ ...

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 ...

located in the southwest area of

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 are ...

. It is in Province III (for the

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region). The diocese includes 51 parishes in the state's southwestern region, including the cities of Lynchburg and Roanoke, with offices in the latter city.

External links

The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
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Journal of the Annual Council, Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
' {{DEFAULTSORT:Southwestern Virginia Southwestern Virginia Diocese of Southwestern Christian organizations established in 1919 1919 establishments in Virginia Province 3 of the Episcopal Church (United States)