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About Us A diocese is made up of local congregations with a bishop as its chief pastor. The Episcopal Diocese of Washington comprises 93 Episcopal congregations in the District of Columbia and the Maryland counties of Montgomery, Prince George's, Charles and Saint Mary's. This diocese also includes Washington National Cathedral. The bishop of the Diocese of Washington is the Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane. (Check out this profile of Bishop Chane in the Aug. 2004 Washingtonian magazine and this story about him from a May 2004 report on National Public Radio.) There are approximately 40,000 baptized worshipers in the Diocese of Washington and about 2.3 million in the Episcopal Church nationwide. The Episcopal Church is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion (75 million members). The congregations in the Diocese of Washington are diverse and range from small rural churches to large urban parishes. For more information about each of the parishes in the diocese, visit our "Find a Church" page. More information about the Episcopal Church and the Washington Diocese:
Episcopal Diocese of Washington Vision and Mission Adopted by Diocesan Council Vision Statement Mission Statement Macro mission goals are:
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