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:

• Introduction
• An American Church
• Anglicanism in America
• Doctrine and Organization
• Bibliography

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