Episcopal Church of the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Episcopal_Church_of_the_United_States

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination Anglican Communion member
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:ECUSA gptkb:TEC
gptkbp:bishop	gptkb:Michael_Curry
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:district	over 100
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations	active
gptkbp:first_presiding_bishop	gptkb:William_White
gptkbp:founded	1789
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:General_Convention
gptkbp:hasSeminary	gptkb:Berkeley_Divinity_School_at_Yale gptkb:Bexley_Seabury_Seminary gptkb:Church_Divinity_School_of_the_Pacific gptkb:General_Theological_Seminary gptkb:School_of_Theology_at_the_University_of_the_South gptkb:Seminary_of_the_Southwest gptkb:Virginia_Theological_Seminary gptkb:United_Lutheran_Seminary gptkb:Episcopal_Divinity_School gptkb:Seabury-Western_Theological_Seminary gptkb:Bloy_House gptkb:Haitian_Ministries_Program gptkb:Hispanic_Ministries_Program gptkb:Iona_Collaborative gptkb:Nashotah_House gptkb:Trinity_School_for_Ministry
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Episcopal Church of the United States
gptkbp:languageOfWorship	Book of Common Prayer
gptkbp:mainLanguage	English
gptkbp:marriage_equality	permitted
gptkbp:notableEvent	first openly gay bishop consecrated in 2003 (Gene Robinson)
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Washington_National_Cathedral
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	approximately 1.6 million
gptkbp:ordination_of_LGBTQ_clergy	permitted
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen	permitted
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkbp:structure	diocesan
gptkbp:territory	gptkb:Colombia gptkb:Dominican_Republic gptkb:Ecuador gptkb:Europe gptkb:Haiti gptkb:Honduras gptkb:Puerto_Rico gptkb:Taiwan gptkb:United_States gptkb:Venezuela gptkb:Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:website	https://www.episcopalchurch.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Anglican_Church_of_the_Southern_Cone_of_America
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4