Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
{{Short description|Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Upper South Carolina
|denomination = Episcopal Church
|country = United States
|image = Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina.png
|image_size = 150px
|caption =
|province = Province IV
|bishop = Rt. Rev. Daniel Richards
|cathedral = Trinity Cathedral
|subdivisions =
|congregations = 59 (2021)
|established = October 10, 1922
|members = 21,765 (2021)
|website = [http://edusc.org/ edusc.org]
|map = ECUSA Upper South Carolina.png
|map_caption = Location of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina
|headquarters=}}
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.{{cite book |last=Clarke |first=Philip G. |title=A Brief History of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina: Fiftieth Anniversary Year, 1922-1972 |year=1972}} The see city is Columbia. Its cathedral is Trinity Cathedral. The diocese comprises approximately 60 congregations in the Upstate (northwestern) and Midlands regions of the U.S. state of South Carolina.{{cite web|url=http://www.episcopalchurch.org/directory_11337_ENG_HTM.htm |title=Diocese of Upper South Carolina |publisher=The Episcopal Church |access-date=2007-05-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508200742/http://www.episcopalchurch.org/directory_11337_ENG_HTM.htm |archive-date=2007-05-08 }} There are five convocations in the diocese: Midlands (Columbia area), Catawba (Rock Hill area), Foothills (Greenville area), Gravatt (Aiken area), and Piedmont (Spartanburg areas).{{cite web|url=http://edusc.org/Diocese/Diocesan%20Structure.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104357/http://edusc.org/Diocese/Diocesan%20Structure.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-29 |format=PDF |title=Diocesan Structure |publisher=Diocese of Upper South Carolina |access-date=2007-05-10 |url-status=dead }}
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.{{Cite web |title=Announcing the Election of the Very Rev. Daniel P. Richards as the ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina - Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina |url=https://www.edusc.org/bishop-elect/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=www.edusc.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=lwilson |date=2021-10-11 |title=Upper South Carolina elects Daniel P. Richards as its ninth bishop |url=https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2021/10/11/upper-south-carolina-elects-daniel-p-richards-as-its-ninth-bishop/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Episcopal News Service |language=en-US}}
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
| class="wikitable" |
| ! Honorific & Name
! Dates |
|---|
| 1st
| 1922–1938 |
| 2nd
| 1939–1953 |
| 3rd
| 1953–1963 |
| 4th
| 1963–1972 |
| 5th
| 1973–1979 |
| 6th
| 1979–1995 |
| 7th
| 1995–2009 |
| 8th
| 2010–2022 |
| 9th
|2022– |
Parishes, Missions, and Institutions
=Parishes and Missions=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Parishes and Missions ! City !! Church !! Website | ||
| Abbeville | Trinity Church | [http://www.trinityabbesc.com/ Link] |
| Aiken | Saint Augustine of Canterbury Church | {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040109213046/http://www.staugustinesaiken.org/ Link]}} |
| Aiken | Saint Thaddeus Church | [http://www.stthaddeus.org/ Link] |
| Anderson | Grace Church | [http://gracechurchanderson.com/ Link] |
| Anderson | Saint George's Church | [http://www.stgeorgesanderson.org/ Link] |
| Beech Island | All Saints' Church | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150914132531/http://www.allsaintsbeechisland.org/ Link] |
| Batesburg | Saint Paul's Church | — |
| Boiling Springs | Saint Margaret's Church | [http://www.stmargaretsonline.com/ Link] |
| Camden | Grace Church | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150914132531/http://www.allsaintsbeechisland.org/ Link] |
| Cayce | All Saints' Church | [http://www.allsaintscayce.org/ Link] |
| Chapin | Saint Francis of Assisi Church | [http://stfrancischapin.org/ Link] |
| Chester | Saint Mark's Church | [https://web.archive.org/web/20160117103731/http://stmarksepiscopalchester.org/ns1.dreamhost.com/Home.html Link] |
| Clemson | Holy Trinity Church | [http://www.holytrinityclemson.org/ Link] |
| Clinton | All Saints' Church | [http://www.allsaintsclinton.org/ Link] |
| Columbia | Church of the Good Shepherd | [http://www.goodshepherdcolumbia.org/ Link] |
| Columbia | St. Luke's Church | [http://www.stlukescolumbia.org/ Link] |
| Columbia | St. David's Church | [http://www.stdavidscolumbia.org/ Link] |
| Columbia | Trinity Cathedral Church | [https://web.archive.org/web/20031118235508/http://www.trinitysc.org/ Link] |
| Columbia | Church of the Cross | [http://cotcsc.com/ Link] |
| Columbia | St. Timothy's Church | [http://www.sainttimothyscolumbia.com/ Link] |
| Columbia | St. John's Church | [http://www.stjohnscolumbia.org/ Link] |
| Columbia | St. Mary's Church | [http://www.stmaryscolumbia.org/ Link] |
| Columbia | St. Martin's in the Fields Church | [http://www.stmartinsinthefields.com/ Link] |
| Columbia | St. Michael & All Angels Church | [http://saintmichaelepiscopal.org/ Link] |
| Easley | St. Michael's Church | [http://www.stmec.org/ Link] |
| Eastover | St. Thomas | — |
| Edgefield | Church of the Ridge | — |
| Fort Mill | St. Paul's Episcopal Church | — |
| Gaffney | Church of the Incarnation | [http://www.incarnation-gaffney.org/ Link] |
| Graniteville | Saint Paul's Church | — |
| Great Falls | Saint Peter's Church | [http://stpetersgreatfalls.org/ Link] |
| Greenville | Saint Francis' Church | [https://www.facebook.com/stfrancis.greenvillesc Link] |
| Greenville | Christ Church | [http://www.ccgsc.org/ Link] |
| Greenville | Saint Philip's Church | [http://www.stphilipsgreenville.org/ Link] |
| Greenville | Saint Peter's Church | [http://www.stpetersgreenville.org/ Link] |
| Greenville | Church of the Redeemer | [http://www.churchoftheredeemer.com/ Link] |
| Greenville | Saint Andrew's Church | [http://standrewsgreenville.org/ Link] |
| Greenville | Saint James Church | [http://www.stjamesgreenville.org/ Link] |
| Greenwood | Church of the Resurrection | [http://www.episcopalgreenwood.org/ Link] |
| Greer | Church of the Good Shepherd | [http://www.goodshepherdgreer.org/ Link] |
| Hopkins | Saint John's Church | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150531014400/http://stjohnscongaree.com/ Link] |
| Irmo | Church of Saint Simon and Saint Jude | [http://www.ecsssj.org/ Link] |
| Jenkinsville | Saint Barnabas' Church | [https://web.archive.org/web/20141218090303/http://stbarnabasusc.org/ Link] |
| Lancaster | Christ Church | [http://www.christchurchlancaster.com/ Link] |
| Laurens | Church of the Epiphany | [http://www.epiphanyoflaurens.org/ Link] |
| Lexington | Saint Alban's Church | [http://www.stalbanschurch.net/ Link] |
| Newberry | Saint Luke's Church | [http://www.stlukesnewberry.com/ Link] |
| North Augusta | Saint Bartholomew's Church | [http://www.saintbart.org/ Link] |
| Ridgeway | Saint Stephen's Church | [http://www.ststephenssc.org/ Link] |
| Rock Hill | Church of Our Saviour | [http://www.ecoos.org/wp/ Link] |
| Seneca | Church of the Ascension | [http://www.ascension-seneca.org/ Link] |
| Simpsonville | Holy Cross Church | [http://www.holycrossep.org/ Link] |
| Spartanburg | Saint Christopher's Church | [http://www.stchrisonline.org/ Link] |
| Spartanburg | Saint Matthew's Church | [http://www.stmatthewsepiscopal.org/ Link] |
| Spartanburg | Church of the Advent | [http://www.churchofadvent.org/ Link] |
| Trenton | Church of the Ridge | [http://www.churchoftheridge.org/ Link] |
| Union | Church of the Nativity | — |
| Winnsboro | Saint John's Church | — |
| York | Church of the Good Shepherd | — |
=Institutions=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Institutions ! City !! Institution !! Website | ||
| Aiken | Bishop Gravatt Center / Camp Gravatt | — |
| Aiken | Mead Hall Episcopal School | — |
| Columbia | George M. Alexander Diocesan House | — |
| Columbia | Finlay House | — |
| Columbia | Heathwood Hall Episcopal School | — |
| Columbia | Saint Lawrence Place | — |
| Denmark | Voorhees College | — |
| Greenville | Christ Church Episcopal School | — |
| West Columbia | Chapel of the Holy Spirit (Still Hopes) | [http://stillhopes.org/lifestyle/chapel/ Link] |
| West Columbia | South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes | — |
| York | York Place | — |
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References
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See also The Episcopal Church Annual. Morehouse: New York, NY, 2009 and the online interactive directory at [http://www.theredbook.org The Red Book]
External links
- [http://edusc.org/ The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina.]
- [http://www.bishopgravatt.org/ The Bishop Gravatt Center.]
- [https://www.rootsandrecall.com/richland/buildings/trinity-episcopal-church/ Trinity Episcopal Church - Columbia, S.C.] photos and history
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