The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina (EDUSC) is a diocese in the Episcopal Church. Originally part of the Diocese of South Carolina, it became independent on October 10–11, 1922 following nearly two years of planning. The see city is

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. Its

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is Trinity Cathedral. The

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comprises approximately 60 congregations in the Upstate (northwestern) and Midlands regions of the

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. There are five

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s in the diocese: Midlands (

area), Catawba ( Rock Hill area), Foothills ( Greenville area), Gravatt ( Aiken area), and Piedmont (

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areas). The bishop is Daniel P. Richards. He was elected bishop on September 25 2021 and was consecrated at Trinity Cathedral as bishop on February 26 2022. Among the Diocese's many institutions, the Bishop Gravatt Center began service in 1949 as a retreat and summer camp site. Now a non-profit corporation with its own Board of Trustees, the Center remains a vital part of the Diocese through its summer camp Christian formation program and numerous diocesan and parish activities such as Happening, Cursillo, youth retreats, vestry retreats, parish family weekends, etc.Diocesan Profile, Search for the Eighth Bishop of Upper South Carolina, 2008, p.16.

Bishops of Upper South Carolina

Parishes, Missions and Institutions as of August 2015

Parishes and Missions

#Abbeville
Trinity Church
#Aiken
Saint Augustine of Canterbury Church
#Aiken
Saint Thaddeus Church
#Anderson
Grace Church
#Anderson
Saint George's Church
#Beech Island
All Saints' Church
#Batesburg - Saint Paul's Church #Boiling Springs
Saint Margaret's Church
#Camden
Grace Church
#Cayce
All Saints' Church
#Chapin
Saint Francis of Assisi Church
#Chester

#Clemson
Holy Trinity Church
#Clinton
All Saints' Church
#Columbia
Church of the Good Shepherd
#Columbia
St Lukes Church
#Columbia
St Davids Church
#Columbia
Trinity Cathedral Church
#Columbia
Church of the Cross
#Columbia
St Timothys Church
#Columbia
St Johns Church
#Columbia
St Marys Church
#Columbia
St Martins in the Fields Church
#Columbia
St Michael & All Angels Church
#Easley
St Michaels Church
#Eastover - St Thomas #Edgefield - Church of the Ridge #Fort Mill - St Pauls Episcopal Church #Gaffney
Church of the Incarnation
#Graniteville - Saint Paul's Church #Great Falls
Saint Peter's Church
#Greenville
Saint Francis' Church
#Greenville
Christ Church
#Greenville
Saint Philip's Church
#Greenville
Saint Peter's Church
#Greenville
Church of the Redeemer
#Greenville
Saint Andrew's Church
#Greenville
Saint James Church
#Greenwood
Church of the Resurrection
#Greer
Church of the Good Shepherd
#Hopkins
Saint John's Church
#Irmo
Church of Saint Simon and Saint Jude
#Jenkinsville
Saint Barnabas' Church
#Lancaster
Christ Church
#Laurens
Church of the Epiphany
#Lexington
Saint Alban's Church
#Newberry
Saint Luke's Church
#North Augusta
Saint Bartholomew's Church
#Ridgeway
Saint Stephen's Church
#Rock Hill
Church of Our Saviour
#Seneca
Church of the Ascension
#Simpsonville
Holy Cross Church
#Spartanburg
Saint Christopher's Church
#Spartanburg
Saint Matthew's Church
#Spartanburg
Church of the Advent
#Spartanburg
Church of the Epiphany
#Trenton
Church of the Ridge
#Union - Church of the Nativity #Winnsboro - Saint John's Church #York - Church of the Good Shepherd

Institutions

#Aiken Bishop Gravatt Center / Camp Gravatt #Aiken Mead Hall School #Columbia George M. Alexander Diocesan House #Columbia Finlay House #Columbia

Heathwood Hall Episcopal School Heathwood Hall Episcopal School is an independent coeducational college preparatory school in Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in 1951, Heathwood offers classes for students in pre-kindergarten/nursery school through grade 12. For the 2006-2007 ...

#Columbia Saint Lawrence Place #Denmark Voorhees College, #Greenville Christ Church Episcopal School #West Columbia
Chapel of the Holy Spirit
(at Still Hopes) #West Columbia South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes #York York Place

References

See also ''The Episcopal Church Annual''. Morehouse: New York, NY, 2009 and the online interactive directory a
The Red Book

External links

The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina.The Bishop Gravatt Center.Trinity Episcopal Church - Columbia, S.C.
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