Episcopal Church in the Philippines

Episcopal Church in the Philippines
Seal of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines
Abbreviation	ECP
Classification	Mainline Protestant
Orientation	Anglican
Polity	Episcopal
Prime Bishop	Renato Abibico
Associations	National Council of Churches in the Philippines Christian Conference of Asia World Council of Churches
Region	Philippines
Headquarters	Cathedral Heights, New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines
Branched from	The Episcopal Church in the United States
Members	125,000
Official website	episcopalchurchphilippines.com

The Episcopal Church in the Philippines (Tagalog: Simbahang Episkopal sa Pilipinas; Ilocano: Simabaan nga Episkopal iti Filipinas) is a province of the Anglican Communion comprising the country of the Philippines. It was first established by the Episcopal Church of the United States. It was founded in 1901 by American missionaries led by Charles Henry Brent, who served as the first resident bishop. It became an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion on May 1, 1990.

At present, the Episcopal Church has seven dioceses. It is also 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 Renato Abibico. 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.

The ECP virtually began with the first Episcopal worship service conducted in the Philippines by the Rev. Charles Pierce, an Episcopal Church chaplain of the U.S. Armed Forces that occupied Manila in 1898. This service was conducted on September 4, 1898 for the Americans and other English-speaking residents in Manila. The first Episcopal Church worship service conducted for Filipinos took place on December 25, 1898.