Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina

Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Location
CountryUnited States
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince IV
Statistics
Congregations59 (2021)
Members21,765 (2021)
Information
DenominationEpiscopal Church
EstablishedOctober 10, 1922
CathedralTrinity Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop Rt. Rev. Daniel Richards
Map
Location of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina
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.

Originally part of the Diocese of South Carolina, it became independent on October 10–11, 1922 following nearly two years of planning.[1] 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.[2] There are five convocations in the diocese: Midlands (Columbia area), Catawba (Rock Hill area), Foothills (Greenville area), Gravatt (Aiken area), and Piedmont (Spartanburg areas).[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6]

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. ^ Clarke, Philip G. (1972). A Brief History of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina: Fiftieth Anniversary Year, 1922-1972.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Upper South Carolina". The Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  3. ^ "Diocesan Structure" (PDF). Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ lwilson (2021-10-11). "Upper South Carolina elects Daniel P. Richards as its ninth bishop". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  6. ^ 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

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