Episcopal Church

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Anglican church Christian denomination Protestant denomination mainline Protestant church

The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.

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All labels observed (33)

Label	Occurrences
Episcopal Church (United States)	603
Episcopal Church canonical	301
Episcopal Church in the United States of America	114
The Episcopal Church	40
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America	8
The Episcopal Church (United States)	8
Episcopal Church in the United States	5
Anglican	4
Episcopal Church (historical)	4
The Episcopal Church in the United States of America	4
Protestant Episcopal Church	3
Anglican Communion via Episcopal Church (United States)	2
Episcopal Church in Ecuador	2
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States	2
Anglican Communion in North America (via Episcopal Church)	1
Anglican Communion through the Episcopal Church (United States)	1
Church of England in the Province of New York	1
Episcopal Church (United States-based)	1
Episcopal Church USA	1
Episcopal Church Women	1
Episcopal Church authorities	1
Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America	1
Episcopal Church in the United States and other associated dioceses	1
Episcopal Church in the United States and other dioceses of its province	1
Episcopal Church in the United States and other territories	1
Episcopal Church leadership	1
Episcopal Church outside the United States (general overseas structure)	1
Episcopal churches	1
Episcopalians	1
House of Bishops	1
The Episcopal Church (TEC)	1
The Episcopal Church (USA)	1
The Episcopal Church in the Anglican Communion	1

Statements (81)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican church ⓘ Christian denomination ⓘ Protestant denomination ⓘ mainline Protestant church ⓘ
abbreviation	ECUSA ⓘ TEC ⓘ
additionalTerritory	Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe ⓘ Diocese of Colombia ⓘ Diocese of Ecuador Central ⓘ Diocese of Ecuador Litoral ⓘ Diocese of Haiti ⓘ Diocese of Honduras ⓘ Diocese of Puerto Rico ⓘ Diocese of Taiwan ⓘ Diocese of Venezuela ⓘ Diocese of the Dominican Republic ⓘ Diocese of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
allows	ordination of openly gay clergy ⓘ ordination of women ⓘ ordination of women as bishops ⓘ ordination of women as priests ⓘ
clergyTitle	bishop ⓘ deacon ⓘ priest ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creed	Apostles’ Creed ⓘ Athanasian Creed ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ
currentLeader	Michael Bruce Curry ⓘ
emphasis	inclusive language in worship ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ social justice ⓘ
foundedAfter	American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American Revolution
foundingDate	1789 ⓘ
governance	General Convention ⓘ Episcopal Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: House of Bishops House of Deputies ⓘ
hasEcumenicalAgreementWith	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ Moravian Church in America ⓘ Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ
hasOrder	religious orders and communities ⓘ
headquarters	815 Second Avenue, New York City ⓘ New York City ⓘ
historicallyInfluentialMembers	Eleanor Roosevelt ⓘ President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt George H. W. Bush ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Gerald Ford ⓘ James Madison ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
isMemberOf	Churches Uniting in Christ ⓘ National Council of Churches ⓘ World Council of Churches ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Haitian Creole ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
leaderTitle	Presiding Bishop ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Anglican liturgy ⓘ
membershipType	active communicants ⓘ baptized members ⓘ
motto	The Episcopal Church Welcomes You ⓘ
orientation	via media ⓘ
origin	Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
partOf	Anglican Communion ⓘ
polity	episcopal polity ⓘ
positionOnMarriage	permits same-sex marriage rites ⓘ
primaryTerritory	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
principalSacrament	Holy Baptism ⓘ Holy Eucharist ⓘ
recognizesSacrament	confirmation ⓘ holy matrimony ⓘ ordination ⓘ reconciliation of a penitent ⓘ unction of the sick ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
sacramentNumber	two great sacraments of the Gospel ⓘ
separatedFrom	Church of England ⓘ
theology	Anglicanism ⓘ
usesText	Book of Common Prayer ⓘ
website	https://www.episcopalchurch.org ⓘ
worshipStyle	liturgical worship ⓘ

Referenced by (1,119)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt

James Roosevelt I → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Eleanor Roosevelt → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Episcopal Church → governance → Episcopal Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Bishops

George Washington → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

St. James Episcopal Church, Hyde Park, New York → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

General Convention → partOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

General Convention → religiousDenomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

General Convention → jurisdiction → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States and other territories

Diocese of Haiti → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Diocese of Haiti → partOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Diocese of Haiti → isLargestDioceseOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Book of Common Prayer → denominationalUse → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

TEC → fullName → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church

TEC → acronymFor → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church

ECUSA → fullName → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States of America

ECUSA → shortName → Episcopal Church ⓘ

House of Deputies → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

House of Deputies → jurisdiction → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States and other associated dioceses

Diocese of Puerto Rico → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Diocese of Puerto Rico → partOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Province I → partOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church

Province I → church → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church

Province of Overseas Churches → partOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church

Province of Overseas Churches → parentOrganization → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church

Province of Overseas Churches → isJurisdictionOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church

Anna → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

Diocese of the Virgin Islands → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Diocese of the Virgin Islands → partOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Diocese of the Virgin Islands → isPartOfEcclesiasticalProvince → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States of America

House of Bishops → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: House of Bishops (Episcopal Church)

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Province II of the Episcopal Church → partOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church (United States)

Province II of the Episcopal Church → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church (United States)

Province II of the Episcopal Church → hasParentChurch → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church (United States)

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince → province → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States-based)

Province II → partOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Province II → religiousAffiliation → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

National Cathedral → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington National Cathedral

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe → partOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Diocese of Taiwan → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Diocese of Taiwan → partOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church → appliesTo → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church → publisher → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church

Saint Bartholomew’s Church interior work, New York City → religiousTradition → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Episcopal Theological Seminary in Haiti → religiousAffiliation → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Philippine Independent Church → inFullCommunionWith → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

New Revised Standard Version → liturgicalUse → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Martha Washington → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ