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Diocese of Central Gulf Coast | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province IV |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 61 (2021) |
| Members | 17,474 (2021) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | December 3, 1970 |
| Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | James Russell Kendrick |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Central Gulf Coast | |
| Website | |
| www.diocgc.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, part of Province 4. The diocese was created in 1970 from portions of the adjoining dioceses of Alabama and Florida.[1]
Its territory encompasses the southern third of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle region, west of the Appalachicola River. Most of its churches are located in the Mobile, Alabama area and in a population strip along the Gulf of Mexico extending from Pensacola to Panama City, Florida; most of the remaining churches are located in Alabama, typically in towns with greater than 10,000 population.[2] Historically, the diocese's congregations have favored low, or evangelical, churchmanship, with a generally more conservative theological and cultural tone than the Episcopal Church nationally. However, in most places, and especially in smaller municipalities, they are often the most liberal and tolerant religious options available to residents.
Diocesan offices are located in Pensacola, while the cathedral is Christ Church Cathedral in Mobile, making it one of only a few dioceses in the Episcopal Church where the diocesan offices and cathedral are located in different cities and the only diocese in which they are located in different states.
- ^ "Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast - About Us". Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "Congregations | Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast".