Episcopal Diocese of Easton

Episcopal Diocese of Easton is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America that comprises the nine counties that make up the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is in Province III (the Middle Atlantic region) and was created as a split from the Diocese of Maryland in 1868.

Diocese of Easton
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryEastern Shore of Maryland
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince III
Statistics
Congregations39
Members7,836 (2019)
Information
DenominationEpiscopal Church
EstablishedNovember 19, 1868
CathedralTrinity Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopSantosh Kumar Marray
Map

Location of the Diocese of Easton
Website
www.dioceseofeaston.org

The diocese consists of the Eastern Shore of Maryland (the nine counties of Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester), and has a total membership of about 9,750 people,[1] out of a total population of 420,792, according to a 2004 census estimate. There are 39 parishes and missions in the diocese. Its largest cities are Salisbury, Ocean City, and Easton, the centrally located city from which the diocese takes its name and where Trinity Cathedral, the bishop's seat, is located. Camp Wright, the diocesan camp, is located in Stevensville. Christ Episcopal Church of Kent Island, the oldest Christian congregation in Maryland, is a part of the diocese, and is also located in Stevensville.

Bishops

References
  1. "Our Location". Archived from the original on 2006-12-02. Retrieved 2007-07-18.


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