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Colloquially known as the Red Book, a reference book published annually by Church Publishing Incorporated containing current statistical, organizational, and contact information for The Episcopal Church.

The headquarters for The Episcopal Church, located in New York City, including the executive office of the presiding bishop. Referred to colloquially as «815» because of its address on Second Avenue.

The 1967 General Convention adopted «The Episcopal Church» as an approved alternate for the official name, which remains «The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.» The acronym «TEC» refers to this name of the church.

Formerly located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after the merger of Episcopal Theological School and Philadelphia Divinity School in 1974. No longer a residential or degree-granting seminary, EDS transitioned in 2023 to providing theological education, justice formation, and leadership development through partnerships and collaborative initiatives.

A bishop’s official pastoral visit to a congregation of the diocese, mandated by the Canons to occur at least once every three years.

The episcopate refers to the office of bishop in general or to all those serving as bishops as a whole. A person’s tenure as a bishop is known as an episcopacy.

The second lesson in a standard service of Eucharist, usually drawn from New Testament letters to early church communities.

The sacrament of Christ’s body and blood, and the principal act of Christian worship. Also called Holy Communion.

Bread and wine that are consecrated for the Eucharist.

Pertaining to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Evangelicalism is a multidenominational Protestant movement emphasizing the authority of Scripture, personal conversion, and evangelism.