Episcopal Diocese of Washington

Diocese of Washington
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Province III
Statistics
Congregations	88
Members	40,342 (2014)
Information
Rite	Episcopal
Cathedral	Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Current leadership
Bishop	Mariann Budde
Map
Location of the Diocese of Washington
Website
www.edow.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is the ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Episcopal Bishop of Washington in the United States.

Its principal church, bishop's seat and spiritual center is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, unofficially known as the Washington National Cathedral, located on Mount Saint Alban (one of the highest points of the National Capital) at the intersection of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, N.W. in Washington, D.C. The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is a member "see" of the greater The Episcopal Church in the United States of America, (ECUSA; previously known as the "Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America"), which is led by the Presiding Bishop of the national church. The Episcopal Church is in turn is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion under the titular leadership of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace outside London, in England. The Diocese's active youth ministry, abbreviated the EDOW COY (Committee on Youth) sponsors many events, such as a Lock-In in the Washington National Cathedral and Middle and High School retreats held in nearby summer camps.

Since its creation in 1895 from the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, the territory has included the District of Columbia, adjacent suburban Maryland counties of Prince George's and Montgomery, and the southern Maryland counties of Charles County and St. Mary's County.

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