Diocese of Southern Virginia | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province III |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 100 (2023) |
| Members | 19,532 (2023) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | November 23, 1892 |
| Cathedral | None |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Susan Bunton Haynes |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Southern Virginia | |
| Website | |
| diosova.org | |
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America located in the southeast area of Virginia. It is in Province III (for the Middle Atlantic region).[1] The diocese includes the Hampton Roads area, Richmond south of the James River, most of the region known as Southside Virginia, and both Northampton and Accomack Counties of the Eastern Shore of Virginia.[2]
The Diocese of Southern Virginia was created as a split from the Diocese of Virginia in 1892. The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia split off from the Diocese of Southern Virginia in 1919.[3] The diocesan offices are in Newport News.[4]
Susan Bunton Haynes was consecrated the Eleventh Bishop of Southern Virginia in a ceremony held in Williamsburg, Virginia on February 1, 2020.[5]
Chanco on the James is an outdoor ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. It is a retreat center for youth and adults, as well as one of the longest running summer camp programs in Virginia. It is situated on 125 acres of woods surrounded by natural wildlife along the James River in Surry.[6][7]
- ^ "Province III of the Episcopal Church". Province III. Province III. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Southern Virginia, Diocese of". The Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Diocesan Profile". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Directions to the Diocesan Office". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Search for the Eleventh Bishop of Southern Virginia". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Chanco on the James". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Chanco". Chanco on the James. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.