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| Episcopal Church in the Philippines | |
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| Abbreviation | ECP |
| Type | Western Christian |
| Classification | Protestant (Mainline) |
| Orientation | Anglican, Anglo-Catholic |
| Scripture | Holy Bible |
| Theology | Anglican doctrine |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Prime Bishop | Brent Harry Alawas |
| Associations | Anglican Communion National Council of Churches in the Philippines Christian Conference of Asia World Council of Churches |
| Full communion | Philippine Independent Church |
| Region | Philippines |
| Headquarters | Cathedral Heights, New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Origin | 1901 (as the Missionary District of the Philippine Islands) |
| Independence | 1990 |
| Branched from | The Episcopal Church in the United States |
| Members | 125,000 [1] |
| Tertiary institutions | Trinity University of Asia Easter College Incorporated |
| Seminaries | St. Andrew's Theological Seminary |
| Official website | www |
The Episcopal Church in the Philippines (ECP; Tagalog: Simbahang Episkopal sa Pilipinas) is a province of the Anglican Communion comprising the country of the Philippines. It was established by the Episcopal Church of the United States (Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America) in 1901 by American missionaries led by Charles Henry Brent, who served as the first resident bishop, when the Philippines was opened to Protestant American missionaries. It became an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion on May 1, 1990.
At present, the Episcopal Church has seven dioceses. Under Rev. Charles Henry Brent of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, it was responsible for founding and overseeing institutions such as St. Luke's Medical Center, Brent International School, St. Stephen's High School, and Trinity University of Asia. Its principal ministerial training institution is St. Andrew's Theological Seminary. The current Prime Bishop is Brent Harry Alawas, serving until March 2025 when he will be succeeded by Nestor Poltic.[2][3] Its national headquarters is the Cathedral Heights, New Manila, Quezon City.
The Church is in a concordat of full communion with the Philippine Independent Church and is a member of both the Christian Conference of Asia and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines.
- ^ "Episcopal Church in the Philippines". World Council of Churches website. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ "Episcopal Church in the Philippines elects Poltic as next prime bishop". Rappler. May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ Alawas, Brent (September 2, 2024). "𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣'𝗦 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟭𝟮𝗧𝗛 𝗘𝗫𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗟". Episcopal Church of the Philippines. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
Finally, let me inform this Council that the bishops have set the installation of the Prime-Bishop Elect on March 12, 2025. We pray for God's guidance as we go into a smooth and fruitful leadership transition.