Episcopal Church

Summary

Episcopal Church is a Christian denomination^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of christian_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,205 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Episcopal Church was a member of World Council of Churches^[3].
• Episcopal Church was a member of Anglican Communion^[4].
• Episcopal Church was a member of National Council of Churches^[5].
• Episcopal Church was a member of Conference of NGOs^[6].
• Episcopal Church's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[7].
• Episcopal Church is in the country of United States^[8].
• Episcopal Church's instance of is recorded as Christian denomination^[9].
• Episcopal Church's instance of is recorded as Episcopal Church^[10].
• Episcopal Church's instance of is recorded as voluntary association^[11].
• Episcopal Church's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[12].
• Episcopal Church's flag is recorded as flag of the Episcopal Church^[13].
• Episcopal Church is part of Mainline Protestantism^[14].
• Episcopal Church is part of Anglicanism^[15].
• Episcopal Church's Commons category is recorded as Episcopal Church (United States)^[16].
• 1789 marks the founding of Episcopal Church^[17].
• Episcopal Church's separated from is recorded as Church of England^[18].
• Episcopal Church's official website is recorded as https://www.episcopalchurch.org/^[19].
• Episcopal Church's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Episcopal Church (United States)^[20].
• Episcopal Church's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Episcopal Church's official name is recorded as The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America^[22].
• Episcopal Church's official name is recorded as The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America^[23].
• Episcopal Church's native label is recorded as The Episcopal Church^[24].
• Episcopal Church's short name is recorded as TEC^[25].
• Episcopal Church's owner of is recorded as Edward Albert Palmer Memorial Chapel and Autry House^[26].
• Episcopal Church's different from is recorded as American Episcopal Church^[27].

Body

Founding

1789 marks the founding of Episcopal Church^[17].

Identity

Official names include The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America^[22] and The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America^[23]. Part of include Mainline Protestantism^[14], in United States^[28] and Anglicanism^[15], a Christian denominational family^[29]. Its short name is recorded as TEC^[25].

Why It Matters

Episcopal Church ranks in the top 1% of christian_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,205 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]