Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States
Diocese of West Virginia
Location
Country
United States
Territory
West Virginia
Ecclesiastical province
Province III
Statistics
Congregations
60 (2021)
Members
6,405 (2021)
Information
Denomination
Episcopal Church
Established
December 5, 1877
Current leadership
Bishop
Matthew Davis Cowden
Map
Location of the Diocese of West Virginia
Website
www.wvdiocese.org
The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (TEC). It encompasses all 55 counties of West Virginia.[1] The diocese has 66 congregations, including 38 parishes, 26 missions, and 2 other churches.[2] The diocese is headquartered in Charleston and led by The Rt. Rev. Matthew Davis Cowden who was consecrated as bishop coadjutor in March, 2022[3] and became bishop diocesan in October, 2022.
^"Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia: Our Churches". www.wvdiocese.org. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
^Journal, Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia Convention of 2016, 9-12. Available at: http://www.wvdiocese.org/pages/pdfs/2016-ConventionJournal.pdf
^Edwards, Madeline. "The Episcopal Church welcomes a new West Virginia Bishop Coadjutor". www.wdtv.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
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