The Diocese of the Carolinas is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, comprising 40 parishes in the American states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Kentucky. Its first bishop is Steve Wood. He is also the rector of St. Andrew's Church, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. David C. Bryan was elected Suffragan Bishop in June 2016, with Terrell Glenn and Thaddeus R. Barnum as Assisting Bishop.
Diocese of the Carolinas | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church in North America |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 40 (2023)[1] |
| Members | 10,049 (2023)[1] |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Church of the Apostles, Columbia, South Carolina |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Steve Wood (diocesan) David Bryan (suffragan) Thad Barnum, Terrell Glenn (assisting) |
| Website | |
| dioceseofthecarolinas | |
History
editThe diocese was formed when Anglican clergy and lay people, many of whom had left the Episcopal Church, began to gather to discuss starting a new diocese in the Anglican Church in North America. Chief among the architects of new diocese were Filmore Strunk, rector of All Saints' Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Steve Wood, rector of St. Andrew's Church in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
The new diocese was approved unanimously at the Provincial Assembly of the ACNA, on 6 June 2012, with Steve Wood as their first bishop elected. He was consecrated on 25 August 2012, at St. Andrew's Church in Mount Pleasant, by Archbishop Robert Duncan, Archbishop-elect of Uganda, Stanley Ntagali, Bishop Roger Ames, Bishop John Guernsey and Bishop Alphonsa Gadsden, all three from the ACNA.[2]
Bishop Wood, was elected on June 22, 2024, by the ACNA college of bishops to succeed Foley Beach as the province's third archbishop. He took office on June 28, at the conclusion of the ACNA's provincial assembly.[3]
Parishes
editAs of 2022, the Diocese of the Carolinas had 40 parishes. Notable parishes in the diocese include:
| Church | Image | City | Year founded | Year completed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Church | 
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Pawleys Island, South Carolina | 1739 | 1917 | |
| St. Andrew's Church | 
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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | 1835 | 1857 | |
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Raleigh, North Carolina | 2003 | 2015 | |
| Church of the Apostles | Columbia, South Carolina | 2004 | 1964 | Diocesan cathedral |
References
edit- ^ a b "Congregational Reporting: 2023 in Review" (PDF). Anglican Church in North America. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Steve Wood Ordained as First Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas, 25 August 2012
- ^ Fodor, Chloë-Arizona (June 24, 2024). "Anglican Church in North America elects Steve Wood as archbishop". Religion News Service. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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