Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Diocese of Upper South Carolina | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province IV |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 59 (2024)[1] |
| Members | 21,422 (2023)[2] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | October 10, 1922 |
| Cathedral | Trinity Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | The Rt. Rev. Daniel P. Richards |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina | |
| Website | |
| edusc.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina (EDUSC) is a diocese in the Episcopal Church. In 2024, the diocese reported average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 5,221 persons, down from 7,108 in 2015.[3] The most recent membership statistics (2023) showed 21,422 persons in 59 churches, a decrease from 23,858 in 2015.[4] No membership statistics were reported in 2024 national parochial reports.[5] The reporting congregations of the diocese had $21,935,791 in plate and pledge income in 2024.[6]
Originally part of the Diocese of South Carolina, it became independent on October 10–11, 1922 following nearly two years of planning.[7] The see city is Columbia. Its cathedral is Trinity Cathedral. The diocese has jurisdiction over congregations in the Upstate (northwestern) and Midlands regions of the U.S. state of South Carolina.[8] The diocese is divided into four deaneries with an appointed dean (clergy) and lay warden: Upstate West, Upstate East, Midlands West, and Midlands East. [9]
The bishop is the Right Rev. Daniel P. Richards. He was elected ninth bishop of the diocese on September 25, 2021 and was consecrated at Trinity Cathedral as bishop on February 26, 2022.[10][11]
Among the Diocese's many institutions, the Bishop Gravatt Center began service in 1949 as a retreat and summer camp site. Now a non-profit corporation with its own Board of Trustees, the Center remains a vital part of the Diocese through its summer camp Christian formation program and numerous diocesan and parish activities such as Happening, Cursillo, youth retreats, vestry retreats, parish family weekends, etc.[12]
Bishops of Upper South Carolina
| Honorific & Name | Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kirkman George Finlay | 1922–1938 |
| 2nd | John James Gravatt | 1939–1953 |
| 3rd | Clarence Alfred Cole | 1953–1963 |
| 4th | John Adams Pinckney | 1963–1972 |
| 5th | George Moyer Alexander | 1973–1979 |
| 6th | William Arthur Beckham | 1979–1995 |
| 7th | Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr. | 1995–2009 |
| 8th | W. Andrew Waldo | 2010–2022 |
| 9th | Daniel P. Richards | 2022– |
Parishes, Missions, and Institutions
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Parishes and Missions
| City | Church | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | Trinity Church | Link |
| Aiken | Saint Augustine of Canterbury Church | Link |
| Aiken | Saint Thaddeus Church | Link |
| Anderson | Grace Church | Link |
| Anderson | Saint George's Church | Link |
| Beech Island | All Saints' Church | Link |
| Batesburg | Saint Paul's Church | — |
| Boiling Springs | Saint Margaret's Church | Link |
| Camden | Grace Church | Link |
| Cayce | All Saints' Church | Link |
| Chapin | Saint Francis of Assisi Church | Link |
| Chester | Saint Mark's Church | Link |
| Clemson | Holy Trinity Church | Link |
| Clinton | All Saints' Church | Link |
| Columbia | Church of the Good Shepherd | Link |
| Columbia | St. Luke's Church | Link |
| Columbia | St. David's Church | Link |
| Columbia | Trinity Cathedral Church | Link |
| Columbia | Church of the Cross | Link |
| Columbia | St. Timothy's Church | Link |
| Columbia | St. John's Church | Link |
| Columbia | St. Mary's Church | Link |
| Columbia | St. Martin's in the Fields Church | Link |
| Columbia | St. Michael & All Angels Church | Link |
| Easley | St. Michael's Church | Link |
| Eastover | St. Thomas | — |
| Edgefield | Church of the Ridge | — |
| Fort Mill | St. Paul's Episcopal Church | — |
| Gaffney | Church of the Incarnation | Link |
| Graniteville | Saint Paul's Church | — |
| Great Falls | Saint Peter's Church | Link |
| Greenville | Saint Francis' Church | Link |
| Greenville | Christ Church | Link |
| Greenville | Saint Philip's Church | Link Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine |
| Greenville | Saint Peter's Church | Link |
| Greenville | Church of the Redeemer | Link |
| Greenville | Saint Andrew's Church | Link |
| Greenville | Saint James Church | Link |
| Greenwood | Church of the Resurrection | Link |
| Greer | Church of the Good Shepherd | Link |
| Hopkins | Saint John's Church | Link |
| Irmo | Church of Saint Simon and Saint Jude | Link |
| Jenkinsville | Saint Barnabas' Church | Link |
| Lancaster | Christ Church | Link |
| Laurens | Church of the Epiphany | Link |
| Lexington | Saint Alban's Church | Link |
| Newberry | Saint Luke's Church | Link |
| North Augusta | Saint Bartholomew's Church | Link |
| Ridgeway | Saint Stephen's Church | Link |
| Rock Hill | Church of Our Saviour | Link |
| Seneca | Church of the Ascension | Link |
| Simpsonville | Holy Cross Church | Link |
| Spartanburg | Saint Christopher's Church | Link |
| Spartanburg | Saint Matthew's Church | Link |
| Spartanburg | Church of the Advent | Link |
| Trenton | Church of the Ridge | Link |
| Union | Church of the Nativity | — |
| Winnsboro | Saint John's Church | — |
| York | Church of the Good Shepherd | — |
Institutions
| City | Institution | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Aiken | Bishop Gravatt Center / Camp Gravatt | — |
| Aiken | Mead Hall Episcopal School | — |
| Columbia | George M. Alexander Diocesan House | — |
| Columbia | Finlay House | — |
| Columbia | Heathwood Hall Episcopal School | — |
| Columbia | Saint Lawrence Place | — |
| Denmark | Voorhees College | — |
| Greenville | Christ Church Episcopal School | — |
| West Columbia | Chapel of the Holy Spirit (Still Hopes) | Link |
| West Columbia | South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes | — |
| York | York Place | — |
References
- ↑ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Paulsen, David. "Episcopal Church reports no baptized membership data for 2024, citing parochial report 'confusion'". episcopalnewsservice.org. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ Clarke, Philip G. (1972). A Brief History of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina: Fiftieth Anniversary Year, 1922-1972.
- ↑ "Diocese of Upper South Carolina". The Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ↑ "Diocesan Structure" (PDF). Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ↑ "Announcing the Election of the Very Rev. Daniel P. Richards as the ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina - Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina". www.edusc.org. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ lwilson (2021-10-11). "Upper South Carolina elects Daniel P. Richards as its ninth bishop". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ Diocesan Profile, Search for the Eighth Bishop of Upper South Carolina, 2008, p.16.
See also The Episcopal Church Annual. Morehouse: New York, NY, 2009 and the online interactive directory at The Red Book