Episcopal Church Dioceses and United Methodist Episcopal Areas
Prepared by Richard Mammana with Kyle Tau for the Episcopal Church Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, May 2017. Revised June 2019.
The Episcopal Church consists of nine provinces, subdivided into 111 dioceses in 17 countries. Ninety-nine of the dioceses are domestic. The United Methodist Church consists of five jurisdictions and 46 episcopal areas in the United States.
The geographical boundaries of these provinces, dioceses, jurisdictions, and episcopal areas do not overlap precisely. These chart provides information about approximate equivalents in 2017 for dioceses of the Episcopal Church and United Methodist jurisdictions and episcopal areas. Links from each diocese and jurisdiction point to individual websites and contact information.
Prepared by Richard Mammana and Kyle Tau, Ecumenical Staff Officer for the Council of Bishops, The United Methodist Church
United Methodist Jurisdiction | United Methodist Episcopal Area | United Methodist Annual Conference(s) | Episcopal Diocese(s) | Province |
North Central | Chicago | Northern Illinois | Chicago | V |
North Central | Wisconsin | Wisconson | Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee | V |
North Central | Indiana | Indiana | Indianapolis, Northern Indiana | V |
North Central | Michigan | Michigan | Eastern Michigan, Michigan, Northern Michigan, Western Michigan | V |
North Central | Ohio East | Ohio East | Ohio, Southern Ohio | V |
North Central | Ohio West | Ohio West | Ohio, Southern Ohio | V |
North Central | Illinois | Illinois Great Rivers | Springfield | V |
North Central | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | VI |
North Central | Dakotas-Minnesota | Dakotas, Minnesota | Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota | VI |
Northeastern | Boston | New England | Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts | I |
Northeastern | Upper New York | Upper New York | Albany, Central New York, Rochester, Western New York | II |
Northeastern | New York | New York | Long Island, New York | II |
Northeastern | New Jersey | GreaterNew Jersey | Newark, New Jersey | II |
Northeastern | Harrisburg | Susqueanna | Central Pennsylvania | III |
Northeastern | Philadelphia | Eastern Pennsylvania, Peninsula-Delaware | Bethlehem, Delaware, Easton, Pennsylvania | III |
Northeastern | Pittsburgh | Western Pennsylvania | Northwestern Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh | III |
Northeastern | Washington | Baltimore-Washington | Washington, Maryland | III |
Northeastern | West Virginia | West Virginia | West Virginia | III |
South Central | Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana, Western Louisiana | IV and VII |
South Central | Arkansas | Arkansas | Arkansas | VII |
South Central | Missouri | Missouri Annual Conference | Missouri, West Missouri | V and VII |
South Central | Great Plains | Great Plains | Kansas, Nebraska, Western Kansas | VII |
South Central | Oklahoma | Oklaoma | Oklahoma | VII |
South Central | Dallas | North Texas | Dallas | VII |
South Central | Fort Worth | Central Texas | Fort Worth | VII |
South Central | Houston | Texas | Texas | VII |
South Central | San Antonio | Rio Texas | West Texas | VII |
South Central | Northwest Texas-New Mexico | Northwest Texas, New Mexico | Northwest Texas, Rio Grande, Navajoland Area Mission | VII and VIII |
Southeastern | Holston | Holston | East Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia | IV and III |
Southeastern | Richmond | Virginia | Southern Virginia, Virginia | III |
Southeastern | North Georgia | North Georgia | Atlanta | IV |
Southeastern | Florida | Florida | Central Florida, Florida, Southeast Florida, Southwest Florida | IV |
Southeastern | Alabama-West Florida | Alabama-West Florida | Central Gulf Coast | IV |
Southeastern | South Georgia | South Georgia | Georgia | IV |
Southeastern | Louisville | Kentucky, Red Bird Missionary | Kentucky, Lexington | IV |
Southeastern | Mississippi | Mississippi | Mississippi | IV |
Southeastern | Raleigh | North Carolina | East Carolina, North Carolina | IV |
Southeastern | Columbia | South Carolina | South Carolina, Upper South Carolina | IV |
Southeastern | Birmingham | North Alabama | Alabama | IV |
Southeastern | Nashville | Memphis, Tennessee | Tennessee, West Tennessee | IV |
Southeastern | Charlotte | Western North Carolina | Western North Carolina | IV |
Western | Phoenix | Desert Southwest | Arizona, Nevada | VIII |
Western | Los Angeles | California-Pacific | Los Angeles, Hawaii | VIII |
Western | San Francisco | California-Nevada | California, El Camino Real, Nevada, Northern California, San Joaquin | VIII |
Western | Greater Northwest | Alaska, Pacific Northwest, Oregon Idaho | Alaska, Olympia, Spokane, Eastern Oregon, Idaho, Oregon | VIII |
Western | Mountain Sky | Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone | Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming | VI and VIII |
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Europe Central Conference | Central and Southern Europe | Austria Provisional Annual Conference, Bulgaria-Romania Provisional Annual Conference, Czech and Slovak Republics Annual Conference, Hungary Provisional Annual Conference, Poland Annual Conference, Serbia-Macedonia Provisional Annual Conference, Switzerland-France-North Africa Annual Conference | Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe | II |
Europe Central Conference | Germany | Germany East Annual Conference, Germany North Annual Conference, Germany South Annual Conference | Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe | II |