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The Episcopal Church in the Philippines is a province of the Anglican Communion and an offshoot of the Episcopal Church. It was founded in 1901 by American missionaries led by Charles Henry Brent, who served as the first resident bishop. It became an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion on May 1, 1990. The Anglican Communion uses the compass rose as its symbol, signifying its worldwide reach and decentralized nature. ... This article is about the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Charles Henry Brent (April 9, 1862–March 27, 1929) was an American Episcopal bishop who served in the Philippines and western New York. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...


At present, the Episcopal Church has six dioceses. It is also responsible for founding and overseeing institutions such as St. Luke's Medical Center, Brent International School, and Trinity University of Asia. Its principal ministerial training institution is St. Andrew's Theological Seminary. Its current Prime Bishop is Ignacio C. Soliba. Its national headquarters is in Cathedral Heights, New Manila, Quezon City. The Church is in a concordat of full communion with the Philippine Independent Church and is a member of both the Christian Conference of Asia and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines. Brent International School is an international, co-educational day school associated with the Episcopal Church in the Philippines. ... For other schools with similar names, see Trinity University and Trinity College. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Christian Conference of Asia is a regional ecumenical organisation representing 15 National Councils and over 100 churches in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand. ...


External links

  • Website of the Episcopal Church (not updated)

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Episcopal Church in the United States of America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1219 words)
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Washington DC is the national cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
The Episcopal Church or the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America is the American national church of the Anglican Communion.
The main church of the Episcopal Church is the Washington National Cathedral, which also serves as a gathering place for the nation, under charter by Congress.
COVENANT BETWEEN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE USA (793 words)
The Episcopal Church in the USA and the Philippine Episcopal Church shall maintain appropriate and adequate lines of communication and consultation both with each other, and with the Iglesia Filipina Independiente regarding their relationship with one another in the Philippines and in the United States of America.
Membership in the Joint Committee for the Philippine Covenant shall consist of the Prime Bishop, another bishop, two clergy and three lay representatives of the Philippine Episcopal Church to be designated by its Executive Council and three representatives of the Episcopal Church in the USA to be designated by the Presiding Bishop.
This Covenant supercedes the Resolution on the Covenant Relations between the Philippine Episcopal Church and Episcopal Church in the USA that was adopted in the 1982 General Convention.
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