The Anglican Church in North America is a North American member province of the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON). It is currently divided in 28 dioceses and two special jurisdictions or missionary districts. There are numerous geographically based dioceses, non-geographical dioceses and networks. Many jurisdictions overlap with each other.
Each diocese or network has a bishop and sometimes suffragan or assistant bishops.
Diocese | Territory | Cathedral | See City | Bishop(s) | Founded | Number of Congregations (2022) [1] | Membership (2022) [1] | Average Sunday Attendance (2022) [1] |
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All Nations | Western and Central United States | St. Francis Cathedral | El Paso, Texas | Diocesan: Felix Orji Suffragan: Scott Seely | 2011 | N/A [note 1] | N/A [note 1] | N/A [note 1] |
All Saints | Non-geographical | Holy Trinity Cathedral | Berlin, Maryland | Richard W. Lipka | 2011 | 25 | 983 | 561 |
Armed Forces and Chaplaincy † | Non-geographical | None | Montevallo, Alabama | Derek Jones Suffragan: Michael Williams, Mark Nordstrom | 2007 | 10 | 222 | 231 |
Anglican Network in Canada | Canada | None | Burlington, Ontario, Canada | Diocesan: Dan Gifford Suffragans: Stephen Leung, Mike Stewart | 2007 | 72 | 6492 | 3433 |
Carolinas | North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky | Cathedral Church of the Apostles, Columbia, South Carolina | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | Diocesan: Steve Wood Suffragans: David Bryan, Terrell Glenn Assisting: Thad Barnum | 2012 | 34 | 9769 | 4871 |
Cascadia | Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington | St. Charles Anglican Cathedral | Bremerton, Washington | Jacob Worley | 2011 | 25 | 1466 | 972 |
Central States (Reformed Episcopal) | Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia | None | Mason, Ohio | Peter Manto | 2008 | 20 | 1228 | 753 |
Christ Our Hope | Eastern United States | Church of the Redeemer, Greensboro, North Carolina‡ St. John's Anglican Church, Southampton, Pennsylvania‡ | Durham, North Carolina | Diocesan: Steve Breedlove Co-adjutor: Alan J. Hawkins Suffragan: Quigg Lawrence | 2012, reconstituted 2016 | 33 | 5148 | 4194 |
Churches for the Sake of Others | Non-geographical | None | Franklin, Tennessee | Diocesan: Todd Hunter Suffragan: Brian Wallace | 2013 | 50 | 9103 | 8017 |
Fort Worth | North-Central Texas | St. Vincent's Cathedral | Fort Worth | Diocesan: Ryan Reed Assisting: Keith Ackerman | 1983 | 56 | 8987 | 3818 |
Great Lakes | Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio | Holy Spirit Anglican Church, Akron‡ | Akron, Ohio | Diocesan: Mark Engel Suffragan: Allen Kannapell | 2010 | 42 | 3133 | 1949 |
Gulf Atlantic | Alabama, Florida, Georgia | St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral, Tallahassee | Jacksonville | Diocesan: Alex Farmer Assisting: Neil Lebhar, John E. Miller III | 2009 | 40 | 6472 | 3511 |
International | Non-geographical | St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church‡ | Tonawanda, New York | Bill Atwood | 2009 | 14 | 2242 | 1117 |
Living Word | Non-geographical | Bishop Seabury Anglican Church, Gales Ferry, CT‡ | McLean, Virginia | Diocesan: Julian Dobbs Assisting: William Love | 2013 | 44 | 2316 | 1502 |
Mid-America (Reformed Episcopal) | Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming, British Columbia, Cuba | Cathedral Church of the Holy Communion | Dallas | Diocesan: Ray R. Sutton Suffragans: Walter Banek, Charlie Camlin | 1996 | 41 | 2878 | 1837 |
Mid-Atlantic | District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia | None | Woodbridge, Virginia | Christopher Warner | 2011 | 38 | 8083 | 5084 |
New England | Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont | All Saints Cathedral | Amesbury, Massachusetts | Andrew Williams | 2010 | 30 | 2209 | 1242 |
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (Reformed Episcopal) | Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ontario | None | Philadelphia | Diocesan: R. Charles Gillin Co-adjutor: William A. Jenkins Sr. | 1984 | 24 | 1394 | 876 |
Pittsburgh | Western Pennsylvania | None | Pittsburgh | Alex Cameron | 1865 | 47 | 6302 | 3102 |
Quincy | Northwestern Illinois | St. John's Cathedral | Quincy, Illinois | Juan Alberto Morales | 1877 | 32 | 2240 | 1275 |
Rocky Mountains | Western United States | None | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Diocesan: Kenneth Ross Suffragan: Benjamin Fischer | 2012, reconstituted 2016 | 33 | 4277 | 3496 |
San Joaquin | Central California, Nevada | Emmanuel Anglican Church | Fresno | Eric Menees | 1911 | 30 | 2408 | 1224 |
South Carolina | South Carolina | Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul | Charleston, South Carolina | Chip Edgar | 2012 | 53 | 18007 | 8353 |
South | Southeastern United States | Holy Cross Cathedral | Loganville, Georgia | Diocesan: Foley Beach Assisting: Frank Lyons, Paul Donison | 2010 | 50 [note 2] | 7563 [note 2] | 5620 [note 2] |
Southeast (Reformed Episcopal) | Georgia, South Carolina | None | Summerville, South Carolina | Willie J. Hill Jr. | 1984 | 32 | 2176 | 1221 |
Southwest | Mexico, New Mexico, Texas | None | El Paso, Texas | Steven Tighe | 2013 | 22 | 1461 | 994 |
Upper Midwest | Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota | Church of the Resurrection | Wheaton, Illinois | Stewart Ruch | 2013 | 24 | 2735 | 2503 |
Western Anglicans | Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Wyoming | All Saints Cathedral | Long Beach, California | Diocesan: Keith Andrews Suffragan: Mark Zimmerman | 2009 | 36 | 2940 | 2138 |
Western Gulf Coast | Texas, Louisiana | St. Timothy's Anglican Church | Spring, Texas | Clark Lowenfield | 2013 | 15 | 2381 | 1359 |
† indicates a special jurisdiction or missionary district ‡ indicates a pro-cathedral
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