The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh is a diocese in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Geographically, it encompasses several counties in Western Pennsylvania, and its cathedral is located in downtown Pittsburgh. The diocese claims 36 active congregations. The Rt. Rev. Kenneth L. Price served as provisional bishop, while the diocese was in the process of selecting a permanent bishop to be installed in October 2012. On Oct. 20, 2012 the Rev. Dorsey McConnell was ordained and consecrated as the 8th Episcopal Bishop of Pittsburgh.
Founded in 1865, the diocese experienced schism after its diocesan convention voted to withdraw from the Episcopal Church and join the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone in 2008. These actions, not provided for in the constitution and canons of the Episcopal Church, were believed by the Episcopal Church to be ultra vires and null. Those members remaining in the Episcopal Church reorganized the diocese, resulting in the body which is the subject of this article.
In addition to its parishes, the diocese is home to numerous other Episcopal/Anglican organizations including the Community of Celebration, the Church Army, Rock the World Youth Mission Alliance, and the South American Missionary Society. Perhaps the most prominent of these is Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, a leading conservative Evangelical seminary. The Community of Celebration participates in activities of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh and is a religious order of the Episcopal Church. The relationship of the other bodies to the rival dioceses remains unclear. The diocese is also home to Progressive Episcopalians of Pittsburgh, one of the founding members of the Via Media USA coalition.
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