Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe

The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe (formerly the Convocation of American Churches in Europe^[1]) is a jurisdiction of the United States–based Episcopal Church created in 1859 by an action of its general convention. The convocation includes all Episcopal congregations in continental Europe. Along with dioceses in New York, New Jersey, Haiti, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands it belongs to Province II of the Episcopal Church.

Diocese of Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
Location
Territory	Europe
Ecclesiastical province	Province II
Statistics
Congregations	23
Information
Denomination	Episcopal Church
Established	1859
Cathedral	American Cathedral in Paris
Current leadership
Bishop	Sean Rowe
Suffragans	Mark Edington (bishop-in-charge)
Website
episcopaleurope.org

The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church has jurisdiction over the convocation but oversight is delegated to a bishop in charge. On April 6, 2019, Mark Edington succeeded the Right Reverend Pierre W. Whalon as bishop in charge, in a consecration and installation ceremony presided over by the presiding bishop, the Most Reverend Michael Curry, at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris.^{[citation needed]}

The convocation currently has an institutional presence in eight European countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and Georgia.

Parishes

There are nine parishes and numerous missions,^[2] with a total of 2,543 baptized members (2018).^[3] The parishes are located in Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Belgium

• All Saints', Waterloo

France

• Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Paris
• Christ Church, Clermont-Ferrand

Germany

• Christ the King, Frankfurt am Main
• Church of the Ascension, Munich
• Church of St Augustine of Canterbury, Wiesbaden

Italy

• St. James', Florence
• St. Paul's Within the Walls, Rome

Switzerland

• Emmanuel Church, Geneva

Missions and other institutions

There are also groups known as "missionary congregations" that are not yet full parishes^[4] as well as other institutions connected to the convocation. These are located in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Georgia.

Austria

• Holy Family Ecumenical Chapel, Mühlbach am Hochkönig

Belgium

• Christ Church, Charleroi
• St. Esprit, Mons
• St Servais, Namur

France

• Mission Épiscopale Francophone de la Résurrection, Paris^[5]

Germany

• St. James the Less, Nuremberg
• St. Boniface, Augsburg
• St. Columban's, Karlsruhe
• St. Michael's Church, Thuringia: Weimar

Georgia

• St. Nino, Tbilisi

Italy

• Congregacion Latinoamericana – Iglesia San Pablo Dentro de los Muros de Roma - Spanish language ministry in Rome
• Joel Nafuma Refugee Center, Rome
• Santa Maria a Ferrano – retreat center near Florence

Netherlands

• All Saints, Amsterdam

Bishops

Various people have held the title of bishop-in-charge of the convocation before the current bishop, Mark David Wheeler Edington. His immediate predecessor was Pierre Whalon.

• 1916–1923: G. Mott Williams
• 1959–1964: Stephen F. Bayne Jr.
• 1971–1974: Edmond Browning
• 1978–1980: Richard Millard
• 1980–1984: John McGill Krumm
• 1986–1989: Donald Davies^[6]
• 1988–1993: Matthew P. Bigliardi^[7]
• 1994–2001: Jeffery Rowthorn
• 2001–2019: Pierre Whalon
• Since April 6, 2019: Mark David Wheeler Edington. Mark D .W. Edington of the Diocese of Massachusetts was elected Bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe in October 2018. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry ordained and consecrated him on April 6, 2019, at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris.^[8]

See also

• Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe - the Church of England's diocese in Europe