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Article: Anglican Communion at a Glance
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 16, 2004
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Membership: 2.3 million.
Churches: 7,305 parishes.
Structure: 112 dioceses headed by bishops, grouped regionally into
nine provinces.
Hierarchy: The top elected figure is Presiding Bishop Frank T.
Griswold, elected in 1997 to a nine-year term.
Governance: The church gathers every three years -- the last time
in 2003 -- to set policy and doctrine. The General Convention is
divided between a 301-member House of Bishops and an 800-member House
of Deputies consisting of clergy and lay members.