Talk:History of the Episcopal Church (United States)

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The Protestant Episcopal Church was the formative name of an American denomination that historically traces its Christian traditions to the Anglican communion and the Church of England.

Prior to the American Revolution there were efforts to establish the Church of England in the colonies. The May 1, 1760 first free and voluntary Convention of the American (Anglican) Priesthood met at Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Rev. Dr. William Smith presiding. The attendees wanted and needed an American Episcopate (bishop). Smith worked towards that goal.

No approval ever came from England for an American bishop before the Revolution. Afterwards, the American priests turned to the Scottish bishops to consecrate Rev. Samuel Seabury of Connecticut, the first American bishop in 1784. This, however, proved to be controversial. At the Convention of 1785, the Rev. William White, Rector of Christ Church, Philadelphia, became the leader. Two committees under Dr. William Smith's chairmanship were formed: 1. To draft a constitution to establish the Protestant Episcopal Church, and 2. A plan to obtain the consecration of Bishops from the Archbishops and the Bishops of the Church of England.

The Protestant Episcopal Church was organized in 1789, and with the eventual passage of an Act by the British Parliament it became possible for the consecration of bishops to serve beyond English shores. The Rev. William White became the first Presiding Bishop in America.

Over the years the Protestant Episcopal Church became known as the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

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 * On the eve of Revolution, about 400 independent[further explanation needed] congregations were reported throughout the colonies.

Why is the word independent used here? If this is a number for only Anglican churches than they would not be independent but part of the CofE correct, or is the word being used in the sense of individual Anglican churches? This sentence needs clarification. Ltwin (talk) 02:39, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

"Conservative reactions to these developments"
This section is a subsection of the section on the 21st century. Yet it talks about developments in the 19th and 20th centuries as well. Wouldn't it be better to consider the differing reactions contemporaneously in the sections on the century in which they occurred? The "Continuing Anglican movement", for example, was a reaction to the 20th century ordination of women and differs from the Anglican realignment movement in that there was not a lot of networking with the so-called Global South. And certainly the Reformed Episcopal Church is yet another beast entirely. Why lump all these different reactions into the twenty-first century, as though Robert Duncan (bishop) were harvesting the fruits of what was planted by George David Cummins?--Bhuck (talk) 16:13, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

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Protestant, catholic?
A stupid question, but how protestant have bishops ("episcopal" means bishops too), as Catholics do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.91.51.235 (talk) 16:18, 25 April 2019 (UTC)


 * Many Protestant churches have bishops. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the United Methodist Church, etc. all have bishops. Ltwin (talk) 22:15, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

Pre-colonial history in USA
Francis Drake's 1579 services of the Church of England and use of the Book of Common Prayer have been recognized as the first such history in the future USA. The Prayer Book Cross was put up to honor that "first." The Sir Francis Drake Association was founded to support this history. Should this not be recognized?MikeVdP (talk) 06:18, 9 February 2022 (UTC)