List of General Conventions of the Episcopal Church

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This is a list of General Conventions of the Episcopal Church, which are held every three years.

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List of Conventions

NumberDatesLocation
ISep. 27-Oct. 7, 1785 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
IIJune 20-June 26, 1786 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
IIOct. 10-Oct. 11, 1786 Wilmington, Delaware
IIIJuly 28-Aug. 8 and Sep. 29-Oct. 16, 1789 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
IVSep. 11-Sep. 19, 1792 New York City
VSep. 8-Sep. 18, 1795 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
VIJune 11-June 19, 1799 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
VIISep. 8-Sep. 12, 1801 Trenton, New Jersey
VIIISep. 11-Sep. 18, 1804 New York City
IXMay 17-May 26, 1808 Baltimore, Maryland
XMay 21-May 24, 1811 New Haven, Connecticut
XIMay 17-May 24, 1814 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
XIIMay 20-May 27, 1817 New York City
XIIIMay 16-May 24, 1820 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 1821 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
XIVMay 20-May 26, 1823 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
XVNov. 7-Nov. 15, 1826 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
XVIAugust 12-August 20, 1829 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
XVIIOct. 17-Oct. 31, 1832 New York City
XVIIIAugust 19-Sep. 1, 1835 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
XIXSep. 5-Sep. 17, 1838 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
XXOct. 6-Oct. 19, 1841 New York City
XXIOct. 2-Oct. 22, 1844 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
XXIIOct. 6-Oct. 28, 1847 New York City
XXIIIOct. 2-Oct. 16, 1850 Cincinnati, Ohio
XXIVOct. 5-Oct. 26, 1853 New York City
XXVOct. 1-Oct. 21, 1856 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
XXVIOct. 5-Oct. 22, 1859 Richmond, Virginia
XXVIIOct. 1-Oct. 17, 1862 New York City
XXVIIIOct. 4-Oct. 24, 1865 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
XXIXOct. 7-Oct. 29, 1868 New York City
XXXOct. 4-Oct. 26, 1871 Baltimore, Maryland
XXXIOct. 7-Nov. 3, 1874 New York City
XXXIIOct. 3-Oct. 25, 1877 Boston, Massachusetts
XXXIIIOct. 6-Oct. 27, 1880 New York City
XXXIVOct. 3-Oct. 26, 1883 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
XXXVOct. 6-Oct. 28, 1886 Chicago, Illinois
XXXVIOct. 2-Oct. 24, 1889 New York City
XXXVIIOct. 5-Oct. 25, 1892 Baltimore, Maryland
XXXVIIIOct. 2-Oct. 22, 1895 Minneapolis, Minnesota
XXXIXOct. 5-Oct. 25, 1898 Washington, D.C.
XLOct. 2-Oct. 17, 1901 San Francisco, California
XLIOct. 5-Oct. 25, 1904 Boston, Massachusetts
XLIIOct. 2-Oct. 19, 1907 Richmond, Virginia
XLIIIOct. 5-Oct. 21, 1910 Cincinnati, Ohio
XLIVOct. 8-Oct. 25, 1913 New York City
XLVOct. 11-Oct. 27, 1916 St. Louis, Missouri
XLVIOct. 8-Oct. 24, 1919 Detroit, Michigan
XLVIISep. 6-Sep. 23, 1922 Portland, Oregon
XLVIIIOct. 7-Oct. 24, 1925 New Orleans, Louisiana
XLIXOct. 10-Oct. 25, 1928 Washington, D.C.
LSep. 16-Sep. 30, 1931 Denver, Colorado
LIOct. 10-Oct. 23, 1934 Atlantic City, New Jersey
LIIOct. 6-Oct. 19, 1937 Cincinnati, Ohio
LIIIOct. 9-Oct. 19, 1940 Kansas City, Missouri
LIVOct. 2-Oct. 11, 1943 Cleveland, Ohio
LVSep. 10-Sep. 20, 1946 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
LVISep. 26-Oct. 7, 1949 San Francisco, California
LVIISep. 8-Sep. 19, 1952 Boston, Massachusetts
LVIIISep. 4-Sep. 15, 1955 Honolulu, Hawaii
LIXOct. 5-Oct. 17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida
LXSep. 17-Sep. 29, 1961 Detroit, Michigan
LXIOct. 11-Oct. 23, 1964 St. Louis, Missouri
LXIISep. 17-Sep. 27, 1967 Seattle, Washington
August 31-Sep. 5, 1969 South Bend, Indiana
LXIIIOct. 11-Oct. 22, 1970 Houston, Texas
LXIVSep. 29-Oct. 11, 1973 Louisville, Kentucky
LXVSep. 11-Sep. 23, 1976 Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
LXVISep. 6-Sep. 20, 1979 Denver, Colorado
LXVIISep. 5-Sep. 15, 1982 New Orleans, Louisiana
LXVIIISep. 7-Sep. 14, 1985 Anaheim, California
LXIXJuly 2-July 11, 1988 Detroit, Michigan
LXXJuly 11-July 20, 1991 Phoenix, Arizona
LXXIAugust 24-Sep. 2, 1994 Indianapolis, Indiana
LXXIIJuly 16-July 25, 1997 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
LXXIIIJuly 5-July 14, 2000 Denver, Colorado
LXXIVJuly 30-August 8, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota
LXXVJune 13-June 21, 2006 Columbus, Ohio
LXXVIJuly 8-July 17, 2009 Anaheim, California
LXXVIIJuly 5-July 12, 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana
LXXVIIIJune 25-July 3, 2015 Salt Lake City, Utah
LXXIXJuly 5-July 13, 2018 Austin, Texas
LXXXJuly 7–14, 2022 [1] Baltimore, Maryland
LXXXIJune 23−28, 2024 [2] Louisville, Kentucky
LXXXIIJuly, 2027 (Dates to be announced.) [3] Phoenix, Arizona

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References

  1. Episcopal News Service "80th General Convention postponed to July 2022 as pandemic disrupts planning of triennial gathering", November 20, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  2. 81st General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. "82nd General Convention 2027". Diocese of Arizona. Retrieved 2024-07-06.