Province 3 (III), also known as the Province of Washington, is one of nine ecclesiastical provinces making up the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It comprises thirteen dioceses in the Middle Atlantic States of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, as well as Washington, D.C. The Rt. Rev. Kevin S. Brown of the Diocese of Delaware serves as President.
Statistically, the province reported 290,674 members in 2015 and 223,965 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 national parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the 948 filing congregations of the province in 2024 was $236,641,342. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) in 2024 was 61,047 persons. This was a decrease from ASA of 90,053 in 2015.
Dioceses of Province III +DioceseErectedJurisdictionCathedralCurrent leadership (year of accession)Diocese of Delaware1786DelawarenoneKevin S. Brown (2017)Diocese of Easton1868Eastern Shore of MarylandTrinity Cathedral, Easton, MDvacancy (2025)Diocese of Maryland1780Central, Northern and Western MarylandCathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore, MDCarrie Schofield-Broadbent (2024)Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania191013 counties in Northwestern PennsylvaniaCathedral of St. Paul, Erie, PAvacancy (Bishop-electa Jenifier Chatfield to be installed in 2026, pending consent.)Diocese of Pennsylvania1784Counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia in Eastern Pennsylvania.Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, West Philadelphia, PADaniel G. P. Gutierrez (2016)Diocese of Pittsburgh186511 counties in Southwestern PennsylvaniaTrinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PAKetlen A. Solak (2021)Diocese of Southern Virginia1892Southeastern VirginanoneSusan B. Haynes (2019)Diocese of Southwestern Virginia191932 counties in Southwestern VirginanoneKarin MacPhail (2026)Diocese of the Susquehanna202539 counties in Central and Northwestern PennsylvaniaCathedral Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, PA (co-cathedral)Audrey Scanlan (2026) Kevin D. Nichols, Assistant bishop
(2026)St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral, Harrisburg, PA (co-cathedral)Diocese of Virginia178538 counties in CentralVirginiaThe Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration, Orkney Springs, VAE. Mark Stevenson (2022) Assistant bishop Gayle E. Harris (2023) Assistant Bishop Mark A. Bourlakas (2025)Diocese of Washington1895Washington, D.C., and nearby counties of MarylandWashington National Cathedral,Washington, D.C.Mariann E. Budde (2011)Diocese of West Virginia1877West VirginianoneMatthew Davis Cowden (2022)
References and external links ECUSA Province Directory Province III website
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