Diocese of Southwest Florida | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province IV |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 78 (2021) |
| Members | 25,934 (2021) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | October 16, 1969 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Peter |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Douglas F. Scharf J. Michael Garrison (Assisting Bishop) Barry Robert Howe (Assisting Bishop) |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Southwest Florida | |
| Website | |
| episcopalswfl.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA) in Florida which extends from Marco Island on the south, to Brooksville on the north, and inland to Plant City, Arcadia and LaBelle on the east. As part of the ECUSA, the diocese is a constituent member of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Major cities in the diocese are Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Fort Myers, Sarasota, and Bradenton. The diocese includes the western half of Hendry County, the mainland portion of Monroe County, and all of the counties of Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte, Lee, and Collier.
The diocese is a part of Province IV of the Episcopal Church, historically known as the Province of Sewanee.[1] The current Diocesan Bishop of Southwest Florida is Douglas Scharf. The cathedral church of the diocese is Cathedral Church of St. Peter in St. Petersburg. The diocesan offices are in Parrish, Florida on the campus of the DaySpring Episcopal Center. The diocese currently comprises 78 churches.[2]
- ^ Province IV of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ The Episcopal Church Annual (2007) Harrisburg: Morehouse Church Resources, pp. 359-361.