Encyclopedia

Episcopal Church

Episcopal Church, Anglican church of the United States. Its separate existence as an American ecclesiastical body with its own episcopate began in 1789.

Sections in this article:

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on Episcopal Church from Fact Monster:

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Protestant Denominations

© 2000–2008 Pearson Education, publishing as Fact Monster