Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina

Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Location
Country	United States
Ecclesiastical province	Province IV
Statistics
Congregations	59 (2024)
Members	21,422 (2023)
Information
Denomination	Episcopal Church
Established	October 10, 1922
Cathedral	Trinity Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	The Rt. Rev. Daniel P. Richards
Map
Location of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Website
edusc.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina (EDUSC) is a diocese in the Episcopal Church. In 2024, the diocese reported average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 5,221 persons. The most recent membership statistics (2023) showed 21,422 persons in 59 churches. ^[1]

Originally part of the Diocese of South Carolina, it became independent on October 10–11, 1922 following nearly two years of planning. ^[2] 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. ^[3] There are five convocations in the diocese: Midlands (Columbia area), Catawba (Rock Hill area), Foothills (Greenville area), Gravatt (Aiken area), and Piedmont (Spartanburg areas). ^[4]

The bishop is The Rt. Rev. Daniel P. Richards. He was elected ninth bishop of the diocese on September 25, 2021 and was consecrated at Trinity Cathedral as bishop on February 26, 2022. ^{[5] [6]}

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. ^[7]

Bishops of Upper South Carolina

	Honorific & Name	Dates
1st	Kirkman George Finlay	1922–1938
2nd	John James Gravatt	1939–1953
3rd	Clarence Alfred Cole	1953–1963
4th	John Adams Pinckney	1963–1972
5th	George Moyer Alexander	1973–1979
6th	William Arthur Beckham	1979–1995
7th	Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr.	1995–2009
8th	W. Andrew Waldo	2010–2022
9th	Daniel P. Richards	2022–

Parishes, Missions, and Institutions

Trinity Cathedral, Columbia

Parishes and Missions

List of Parishes and Missions

City	Church	Website
Abbeville	Trinity Church	Link
Aiken	Saint Augustine of Canterbury Church	Link
Aiken	Saint Thaddeus Church	Link
Anderson	Grace Church	Link
Anderson	Saint George's Church	Link
Beech Island	All Saints' Church	Link
Batesburg	Saint Paul's Church	—
Boiling Springs	Saint Margaret's Church	Link
Camden	Grace Church	Link
Cayce	All Saints' Church	Link
Chapin	Saint Francis of Assisi Church	Link
Chester	Saint Mark's Church	Link
Clemson	Holy Trinity Church	Link
Clinton	All Saints' Church	Link
Columbia	Church of the Good Shepherd	Link
Columbia	St. Luke's Church	Link
Columbia	St. David's Church	Link
Columbia	Trinity Cathedral Church	Link
Columbia	Church of the Cross	Link
Columbia	St. Timothy's Church	Link
Columbia	St. John's Church	Link
Columbia	St. Mary's Church	Link
Columbia	St. Martin's in the Fields Church	Link
Columbia	St. Michael & All Angels Church	Link
Easley	St. Michael's Church	Link
Eastover	St. Thomas	—
Edgefield	Church of the Ridge	—
Fort Mill	St. Paul's Episcopal Church	—
Gaffney	Church of the Incarnation	Link
Graniteville	Saint Paul's Church	—
Great Falls	Saint Peter's Church	Link
Greenville	Saint Francis' Church	Link
Greenville	Christ Church	Link
Greenville	Saint Philip's Church	Link
Greenville	Saint Peter's Church	Link
Greenville	Church of the Redeemer	Link
Greenville	Saint Andrew's Church	Link
Greenville	Saint James Church	Link
Greenwood	Church of the Resurrection	Link
Greer	Church of the Good Shepherd	Link
Hopkins	Saint John's Church	Link
Irmo	Church of Saint Simon and Saint Jude	Link
Jenkinsville	Saint Barnabas' Church	Link
Lancaster	Christ Church	Link
Laurens	Church of the Epiphany	Link
Lexington	Saint Alban's Church	Link
Newberry	Saint Luke's Church	Link
North Augusta	Saint Bartholomew's Church	Link
Ridgeway	Saint Stephen's Church	Link
Rock Hill	Church of Our Saviour	Link
Seneca	Church of the Ascension	Link
Simpsonville	Holy Cross Church	Link
Spartanburg	Saint Christopher's Church	Link
Spartanburg	Saint Matthew's Church	Link
Spartanburg	Church of the Advent	Link
Trenton	Church of the Ridge	Link
Union	Church of the Nativity	—
Winnsboro	Saint John's Church	—
York	Church of the Good Shepherd	—

Institutions

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)	Link
West Columbia	South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes	—
York	York Place	—

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References

1. "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
2. Clarke, Philip G. (1972). A Brief History of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina: Fiftieth Anniversary Year, 1922-1972.
3. "Diocese of Upper South Carolina". The Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
4. "Diocesan Structure" (PDF). Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
5. "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". www.edusc.org. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
6. lwilson (2021-10-11). "Upper South Carolina elects Daniel P. Richards as its ninth bishop". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
7. Diocesan Profile, Search for the Eighth Bishop of Upper South Carolina, 2008, p.16.

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

External links

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

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