Diocese of East Tennessee

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The Diocese of East Tennessee is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries in the eastern portion of Tennessee.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction
Episcopal diocese
affiliation Anglican Communion
cathedral St. John’s Cathedral, Knoxville
ChristianTradition mainline Protestant
churchProvince Province IV of the Episcopal Church (United States)
surface form: Province IV of the Episcopal Church
country United States of America
denomination Episcopal Church
surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States of America
episcopalPolity yes
establishedFrom Diocese of East Tennessee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee
geographicalFocus eastern Tennessee
governedBy bishop
governingBody Diocese of East Tennessee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Diocesan Convention of East Tennessee
hasAnnualMeeting diocesan convention
hasBishopTitle Bishop of East Tennessee
hasClergy deacons
priests
hasClericalOrder bishops
deacons
priests
hasCongregations Episcopal congregations
hasLaity lay members
hasLanguage English
hasMinistries Episcopal ministries
hasMission support and oversight of Episcopal congregations in eastern Tennessee
hasMissions Episcopal missions
hasParishes Episcopal parishes
isRegionalJurisdictionOf Episcopal Church
surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States of America
liturgicalRite Anglican rite
surface form: Anglican Rite

Book of Common Prayer
surface form: Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church)
liturgicalTradition Anglican
locatedIn Tennessee
partOf Episcopal Church
surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States of America
primaryFunction oversight of Episcopal congregations in East Tennessee
regionServed Tennessee (eastern portion)
surface form: East Tennessee
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
seeCity Knoxville, Tennessee
territoryIncludes Knoxville metropolitan area
eastern portion of Tennessee
typeOfOrganization nonprofit organization
religious organization
usesEpiscopalChurchCanons yes
usesEpiscopalChurchConstitution yes
website official website of the Diocese of East Tennessee

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Diocese of East Tennessee establishedFrom Diocese of East Tennessee self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee
Diocese of East Tennessee governingBody Diocese of East Tennessee self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of East Tennessee
Province IV hasDiocese Diocese of East Tennessee