The Episcopal Diocese of New York is in Province II of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Established in 1787, currently it consists of the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island in New York City, and the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester in the state of New York. The diocesan offices are located in Manhattan near the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on Amsterdam Avenue. The diocese is one of the nine original Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The arms of the Episcopal Church are based on the Cross of St George, a symbol of England (mother of world Anglicanism), with a saltire reminiscent of the Cross of St Andrew in the canton in reference to the historical origins of the American episcopate in the Scottish Episcopal Church. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City... Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... The Orange County Government Center in Goshen, N.Y., designed by Paul Rudolph. ... Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York . ... The Tappan Zee Bridge, in a view looking toward Rockland. ... Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the states beautiful Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. ... Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... NY redirects here. ... The Cathedral of St. ... The Episcopal Church in the United States of America currently has over 100 dioceses. ... The Episcopal Church in the United States of America is governed by 100 dioceses in the United States proper, plus eleven dioceses in other countries or outlying U.S. territories. ...

The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine

Currently the diocese is administered by the Rt. Rev. Mark S. Sisk, Bishop of New York, the Rt. Rev. Catherine S. Roskam, Bishop Suffragan, the Rt. Rev. E. Don Taylor, Bishop Vicar and the Very Reverend James A. Kowalski, Dean of the Cathedral Church. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1011 KB) Saint John the Divine, cathedral, front. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1011 KB) Saint John the Divine, cathedral, front. ...

History

See also: List of Bishops in the Episcopal Diocese of New York To date there have been 15 Bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of New York:[1] Samuel Provoost (1787 - 1815); resigned 1801 *Benjamin Moore, Assistant (1801 - 1815); Served in the place of Provoost *John Henry Hobart, Assistant 1811; Served in the place of Moore when disabled that year. ...

Early Years

Anglicanism in New York can be traced to the acquisition of the territory from the Dutch in the later part of the 17th century. In 1664, Charles II granted title to New Netherland to his brother, the Duke of York, the future James II. [1] British rule over New York was firmly established by 1674. [2] Initially, as a royal province under the direct control of the Roman Catholic James II, little was done to promote the Anglican Church in New York. In 1683, the New York Charter of Liberties and Privileges guaranteed religious tolerance and liberty. [3] Following the Glorious Revolution, the British monarchy, especially William III and Anne actively promoted the growth of Anglicanism within the province. In 1693 the Anglican religion became the established church of New York (although certain accommodations were made for the Dutch Reformed Church). [4] Between 1693 and 1694 Trinity Church, New York in lower Manhattan and St. Peter’s Church, Westchester in what is today The Bronx, were established. [5] With Royal Patronage and the assistance of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG), the church grew in the province through to the period of the American Revolution. During this time, the parishes in New York were under the direction of the Bishop of London. (Bonomi, 1998) Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... Map based on Adriaen Blocks 1614 expedition to New Netherland, featuring the first use of the name. ... James II of England/VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) became King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685, and Duke of Normandy on 31 December 1660. ... The Revolution of 1688, commonly known as the Glorious Revolution, was the overthrow of James II of England in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). ... William III of England (The Hague, 14 November 1650 – Hampton Court, 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28... Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) became Queen of England and Ireland and Queen of Scots on 8 March 1702. ... Trinity Church Close-up of Trinity Church Trinity Church, at the corner of Broadway and Wall Street in New York City, viewed from the World Trade Center A glimpse of New York from Trinity Church steeple. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... Seal of the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG), formed in 1701, was a missionary organization of the Church of England. ... John Trumbulls Declaration of Independence, showing the five-man committee in charge of drafting the Declaration in 1776 as it presents its work to the Second Continental Congress The American Revolution was a political movement during the last half of the 18th century that ended British control of the... Arms of the Bishop of London The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury. ...

As the church grew in New York, and indeed through the American Colonies, the Church of England began to see the need to establish an episcopate in the Americas. This plan caused fear among a number of colonists and is said to have contributed to the American Revolution. (Bonomi, 1998) During the Revolution, the Church was seen by many revolutionaries as harboring loyalties to the British Empire. It has been reported that as many as 90% of New York’s Anglican Clergy remained loyal to the Crown during the Revolution. (McConnell 2003) Following the Revolution, the Church was disestablished in New York (and the other colonies) and a number of prominent clergymen were imprisoned, including Samuel Seabury, the Rector of St. Peter’s Church, Westchester, later the first Bishop of Connecticut. [6] In 1787, after an Act was passed in Parliament whereby the English bishops were empowered to confer the episcopate upon men who were not subject to the British Crown, [7] Samuel Provoost was consecrated as the first bishop of New York by John Moore the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Markam, the Archbishop of York, and Charles Moss, Bishop of Bath and Wells. In 1789, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America was formally separated from the Church of England so that clergy would not be required to accept the supremacy of the Crown. (McConnell 2003) The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Disestablishmentarianism nowadays relates to the Church of England in the United Kingdom and related views on its establishment as an established church. ... Samuel Seabury The Right Reverend Samuel Seabury (November 30, 1729 – February 25, 1796), was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. ... The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, encompassing the entire state of Connecticut. ... The Most Reverend Samuel Prvoost The Right Reverend Samuel Provoost was the Third Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA, as well as the First Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. ... John Moore (1730-1805) was an English cleric and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1783 to 1805. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... William Markham (1710-1807), English divine and archbishop of York, was educated at Westminster and at Christ Church College, Oxford. ... Arms of the Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York, Primate of England, is the metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, and is the junior of the two archbishops of the Church of England, after the Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Charles Moss (1711-1802), D.D., was the bishop of St Davids of the Church in Wales and Bath and Wells in the Church of Englands Province of Canterbury. ... The Bishop of Bath and Wells is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury. ... The arms of the Episcopal Church are based on the Cross of St George, a symbol of England (mother of world Anglicanism), with a saltire reminiscent of the Cross of St Andrew in the canton in reference to the historical origins of the American episcopate in the Scottish Episcopal Church. ...

Bishop Provoost

The Most Reverend Samuel Provoost

The selection of Provoost served to mollify the anti-Anglican sentiments, which rose during the Revolution. In his Addresses on the History of the United States Senate, Senator Robert Byrd noted: that in the years before the Revolution, Provoost “was a passionate Whig, and his sympathy for the colonies against English rule did not sit well with his wealthy loyalist congregation. Before long, his patriotism cost him his parish. During the Revolution, Provoost . . . narrowly escaped capture and death at the hands of the British.” [8] His Revolutionary credentials established, the first Senate of the United States, sitting in New York, chose Provoost as its first Chaplain in 1789. [9] Following the inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States, the new President together with the members of Congress proceeded to St. Paul's Chapel where Provoost led a prayer for the new government. [10] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20, 1917) is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was later elected the first President of the United States. ... St. ...

During his tenure the Diocese devoted considerable effort and money to the expansion of the faith in other parts of New York, most notably in the area which now comprises the Episcopal Diocese of Albany. [11] From 1792-1795, Provoost was the Presiding Bishop of the ECUSA. [12] The Episcopal Diocese of Albany is part of Province 2 of the Episcopal Church. ... The Episcopal Church or the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America is the American Church of the Anglican Communion. ...

Oxford Movement 1830s - 1840s

In the 1830s and 1840s, the Oxford Movement caused controversies and divisions within the Diocese, as it did elsewhere within the ECUSA and the broader Anglican community. In New York, these divisions crystallized over a dispute over the ordination of Arthur Carey. Carey, a graduate of the General Theological Seminary was greatly influenced by the Tracts for the Times, and as his ordination approached he was opposed by a number of clergy and laity. [13] [14] Bishop Onderdonk and other presbyters conducted an examination of Carey which ultimately found him fit for ordination which was celebrated in 1843. [15] The dispute did not end there, and a number of letters were published accusing Carey and ultimately Onderdonk of being overly sympathetic to Roman Catholicism. [16] [17] This controversy spread beyond the Diocese and at least one other Diocese adopted a resolution condemning Onderdonk. [18] [19] The Oxford Movement was a loose affiliation of High Church Anglicans, most of them members of the University of Oxford, who sought to demonstrate that the Church of England was a direct descendant of the Christian church established by the Apostles. ... The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church is located in Chelsea, Manhattan in New York. ... Benjamin Treadwell Onderdonk (July 15, 1791, New York, - Apr. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

As this controversy was ongoing, charges were presented to the House of Bishops alleging that Bishop Onderdonk had committed an “immoral act” upon a certain Mrs. Butler and other females (charges of intoxication were also mentioned, but downplayed). [20] After a trial, the House of Bishops suspended Onderdonk. [21] Whether or not this was the result of the dispute over the issues raised by the Carey affair was hotly debated at the time, in a series of tracts and published letters of the parties involved. [22] While the answer to this may be ultimately unknowable, William Manross notes in A History of the American Episcopal Church (1935) that the verdict against Onderdonk reflects "the bitter party feeling which prevailed at the time, especially as the voting throughout the trial was pretty much along party lines, all of the evangelicals voting to condemn Bishop Onderdonk and most, though not all, of the High Churchmen voting to acquit him." [23]

Educational and other institutions

Spiritual Communities

There are a number of Spiritual Communities active within the Diocese. Included among these are:

• The Order of the Holy Cross – Holy Cross Monastery [[24]]
• The Community of the Holy Spirit [[25]]
• The Order of St Helena [[26]]
• The House of the Redeemer [[27]]
• The Society of St. Francis [[28]]
• The Society of St. Margaret [[29]]
• St. Mary’s Convent [[30]]
• The Brotherhood of St. Gregory [[31]]
• Incarnation Center [[32]]

Schools

The 2003 edition of the Episcopal Church Annual lists seven Episcopal schools in New York, they are:

• Children's Garden at The General Theological Seminary, 175 Ninth Avenue, NY, NY 10011
• St. Hilda's and St. Hugh's School, 619 114th St., NY, NY 10025
• The Cathedral School, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, NY, NY 10025
• The Episcopal School in the City of New York, 35 E. 69th St., NY, NY 10021
• The Melrose School, 120 Federal Hill Road, Brewster, NY 10509
• Trinity School, 139 West 91st St., NY, NY 10024
• Trinity-Pawling School, 700 Route 22, Pawling, NY 12564

References

• Bonomi, Patricia U. (1988) Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America
• McConnell, Michael W. (2003) "Establishment and Disestablishment at the Founding, Part I: Establishment of Religion" William and Mary Law Review
• Virtual American Biographies
• Episcopal Diocese of New York
• Senate Chaplain by Senator Robert C. Byrd, from The Senate, 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate (pdf).[33]

See also

• Cathedral of St. John the Divine
• The Rt. Rev. Mark S. Sisk, Bishop of New York

External links

• Episcopal Diocese of New York Web site

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