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Diocese of Southern Virginia
Diocese of Southern Virginia
Location
Country	United States
Ecclesiastical province	Province III
Statistics
Congregations	100 (2023)
Members	19,532 (2023)
Information
Denomination	Episcopal Church
Established	November 23, 1892
Cathedral	None
Current leadership
Bishop	Susan Bunton Haynes
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Website
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Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America located in the southeast area of Virginia. It is in Province III (for the Middle Atlantic region).^[1] The diocese includes the Hampton Roads area, Richmond south of the James River, most of the region known as Southside Virginia, and both Northampton and Accomack Counties of the Eastern Shore of Virginia.^[2]

The Diocese of Southern Virginia was created as a split from the Diocese of Virginia in 1892. The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia split off from the Diocese of Southern Virginia in 1919.^[3] The diocesan offices are in Newport News.^[4]

Susan Bunton Haynes was consecrated the Eleventh Bishop of Southern Virginia in a ceremony held in Williamsburg, Virginia on February 1, 2020.^[5]

Chanco on the James is an outdoor ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. It is a retreat center for youth and adults, as well as one of the longest running summer camp programs in Virginia. It is situated on 125 acres of woods surrounded by natural wildlife along the James River in Surry.^[6]^[7]

Historical significance

When English colonists established Jamestown, Virginia on May 14, 1607,^[8] those settlers built one of the first churches in the New World, in what would eventually become the Diocese of Southern Virginia. The Jamestown church also became the meeting place of the first New World legislative assembly on July 30, 1619, but was ultimately burned down (with most of the city) in Bacon's Rebellion.^[8] On Sunday June 24, 2007, Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of ECUSA led the 400th anniversary celebration of the first Anglican service of Holy Communion in the New World at Jamestown.

After the statehouse burned in 1698, the capital of the Colony of Virginia moved to the City of Williamsburg, which is also now located in the Diocese of Southern Virginia and most famous after restoration as Colonial Williamsburg.^[9] Williamsburg's historic church, Bruton Parish, located on Duke of Gloucester Street, remains active today. As the colonial era ended, when the House of Burgesses gathered for sessions in Williamsburg, American patriots George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry, among others, worshipped at Bruton Parish.^[10]

The Diocese also includes St. John's Episcopal Church, Elizabeth City Parish, in Hampton, Virginia. Established in 1610, St. John's is the oldest English-speaking Parish in continuous existence in the United States.^[11] The parish occasionally uses Communion silver (a chalice and two patens) crafted in 1618. This communion silver has the longest history of continuous use in the United States of any English church silver. ^[11]

Bishops

The Diocese of Southern Virginia has had eleven diocesan bishops:^[12]

Alfred M. Randolph (1892–1918)
Beverley D. Tucker Coadjutor (1906–1918)
Beverly D. Tucker (1918–1930)
Arthur C. Thomson Suffragan (1917–1919); Coadjutor (1919–1930)
Arthur C. Thomson (1930–1937)
William A. Brown (1938–1950)
George P. Gunn Coadjutor (1948–1950)
George P. Gunn (1950–1971)
David S. Rose Suffragan (1958–1964); Coadjutor (1964–1971)
David S. Rose (1971–1978)
C. Charles Vache Coadjutor (1976–1978)
C. Charles Vache (1978–1991)
Frank Vest Coadjutor (1989–1991)
Frank Vest (1991–1998)
O'Kelley Whitaker Assisting Bishop (1992–1997)
David Conner Bane Jr. Coadjutor (1997–1998)
David Conner Bane Jr. (1998–2006)
Donald Purple Hart Assisting Bishop (1998–2001)
Carol Joy W.T. Gallagher Suffragan (2002–2005)
Robert Hodges Johnson Assisting Bishop (2006)
John Clark Buchanan Assisting Bishop (2006–2009)
Herman Hollerith IV (2009-2018)
Susan Bunton Haynes (2020–present)

References

^ "Province III of the Episcopal Church". Province III. Province III. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Southern Virginia, Diocese of". The Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Diocesan Profile". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Directions to the Diocesan Office". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Search for the Eleventh Bishop of Southern Virginia". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Chanco on the James". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Chanco". Chanco on the James. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "History of Jamestown". Jamestown Rediscovery. Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "The History of Colonial Williamsburg". Colonial Williamsburg. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Bruton Parish - A Brief History". Bruton Parish Episcopal Church. Bruton Parish. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b Tormey, James (April 2009). How Firm a Foundation. Richmond, VA: Dietz Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-87517-135-7.
^ "About Us". Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

External links

[Province3-1] "Province III of the Episcopal Church". Province III. Province III. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[diosova-2] "Southern Virginia, Diocese of". The Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[Profile-3] "Diocesan Profile". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[Location-4] "Directions to the Diocesan Office". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[Search-5] "Search for the Eleventh Bishop of Southern Virginia". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[Chanco1-6] "Chanco on the James". Diocese of Southern Virginia. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[Chanco2-7] "Chanco". Chanco on the James. Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[Jamestown-8] "History of Jamestown". Jamestown Rediscovery. Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[Williamsburg-9] "The History of Colonial Williamsburg". Colonial Williamsburg. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[Bruton-10] "Bruton Parish - A Brief History". Bruton Parish Episcopal Church. Bruton Parish. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[tormey-11] Tormey, James (April 2009). How Firm a Foundation. Richmond, VA: Dietz Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-87517-135-7.

[aboutdiosova-12] "About Us". Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

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-'''Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia''' is the [[diocese]] of the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America]] located in the southeast area of [[Virginia]]. It is in [[Province 3 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Province III]]<ref>[http://www.episcopalchurch.org/directory.htm Directory<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (for the [[Mid-Atlantic States|Middle Atlantic]] region). The diocese includes the [[Hampton Roads]] area; [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] south of the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]]; most of the region known as [[Southside Virginia]]; and [[Northampton County, Virginia|Northampton County]], the southernmost of the two counties on the [[Eastern Shore of Virginia]].<ref>[http://www.episcopalchurch.org/directory_11278_ENG_HTM.htm Directory<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+'''Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia''' is the [[diocese]] of the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America]] located in the southeast area of [[Virginia]]. It is in [[Province 3 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Province III]] (for the [[Mid-Atlantic States|Middle Atlantic]] region).<ref name="Province3">{{cite web |title=Province III of the Episcopal Church |url=https://www.province3.org/dioceses/ |website=Province III |publisher=Province III |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref> The diocese includes the [[Hampton Roads]] area, [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] south of the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]], most of the region known as [[Southside Virginia]], and [[Northampton County, Virginia|both Northampton and Accomack Counties]] of the [[Eastern Shore of Virginia]].<ref name="diosova">{{cite web |title=Southern Virginia, Diocese of |url=https://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/glossary/southern-virginia-diocese |website=The Episcopal Church |publisher=The Episcopal Church |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>
-The Diocese of Southern Virginia was created as a split from the [[Episcopal Diocese of Virginia|Diocese of Virginia]] in 1892. The [[Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia|Diocese of Southwestern Virginia]] split off from the Diocese of Southern Virginia in 1919.
+The Diocese of Southern Virginia was created as a split from the [[Episcopal Diocese of Virginia|Diocese of Virginia]] in 1892. The [[Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia|Diocese of Southwestern Virginia]] split off from the Diocese of Southern Virginia in 1919.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web |title=Diocesan Profile |url=http://svabishopsearch.org |website=Diocese of Southern Virginia |publisher=Diocese of Southern Virginia |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref> The diocesan offices are in [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]].<ref name="Location">{{cite web|url=http://www.diosova.org/congregation_res/article436433.htm|title=Directions to the Diocesan Office|website=Diocese of Southern Virginia|publisher=Diocese of Southern Virginia|access-date=10 August 2019}}</ref>
-The diocese elected [[Herman Hollerith IV]] as bishop on September 27, 2008, who was consecrated as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Southern Virginia on February 10, 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.diosova.org/article301277.htm | title=Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia - Norfolk, VA: Bishop Hollerith | accessdate=November 16, 2011}}</ref> The diocese does not contain a [[cathedral]] church, though its offices are in [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]].
+[[Susan B. Haynes|Susan Bunton Haynes]] was consecrated the Eleventh Bishop of Southern Virginia in a ceremony held in [[Williamsburg, Virginia]] on February 1, 2020.<ref name="Search">{{cite web |title=Search for the Eleventh Bishop of Southern Virginia |url=http://www.diosova.org/bishopsearch |website=Diocese of Southern Virginia |publisher=Diocese of Southern Virginia |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>
+[[Chanco]] on the James is an outdoor ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia.  It is a retreat center for youth and adults, as well as one of the longest running summer camp programs in Virginia. It is situated on 125 acres of woods surrounded by natural wildlife along the [[James River]] in [[Surry, Virginia|Surry]].<ref name="Chanco1">{{cite web |title=Chanco on the James |url=http://www.diosova.org/bishopsearch/article291636.htm |website=Diocese of Southern Virginia |publisher=Diocese of Southern Virginia |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name="Chanco2">{{cite web |title=Chanco |url=https://chanco.org/ |website=Chanco on the James |publisher=Diocese of Southern Virginia |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>
-Camp Chanco, the diocesan retreat center, is located in [[Surry, Virginia|Surry]].
 ==Historical significance==
-When English colonists established [[Jamestown, Virginia]] on May 14, 1607,<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9043322/Jamestown-Colony Jamestown Colony - Britannica Online Encyclopedia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> those settlers built one of the first churches in the [[New World]], in what would eventually become the Diocese of Southern Virginia. The Jamestown church also became the meeting place of the first New World [[legislative assembly]] on July 30, 1619, but was ultimately burned down (with most of the city) in [[Bacon's Rebellion]].<ref>[http://www.apva.org/history/index.html History of Jamestown<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On Sunday June 24, 2007, [[Katharine Jefferts Schori]], presiding bishop of [[The Episcopal Church|ECUSA]] led the 400th anniversary celebration of the first Anglican service of [[Holy Communion]] in the new World at Jamestown.
+When English colonists established [[Jamestown, Virginia]] on May 14, 1607,<ref name="Jamestown">{{cite web |title=History of Jamestown |url=https://historicjamestowne.org/history/history-of-jamestown/ |website=Jamestown Rediscovery |publisher=Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation |access-date=10 August 2019}}</ref> those settlers built one of the first churches in the [[New World]], in what would eventually become the Diocese of Southern Virginia. The Jamestown church also became the meeting place of the first New World [[legislative assembly]] on July 30, 1619, but was ultimately burned down (with most of the city) in [[Bacon's Rebellion]].<ref name="Jamestown" /> On Sunday June 24, 2007, [[Katharine Jefferts Schori]], presiding bishop of [[The Episcopal Church|ECUSA]] led the 400th anniversary celebration of the first Anglican service of [[Holy Communion]] in the New World at Jamestown.
-After the statehouse burned in 1698, the capital of the [[Colony of Virginia]] moved to the City of Williamsburg, which is also now located in the Diocese of Southern Virginia and most famous after restoration as [[Colonial Williamsburg]].<ref>http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/gazett/gazmpc3.cfm</ref> Williamsburg's historic church, [[Bruton Parish]], located on [[Duke of Gloucester]] Street, remains active today. As the colonial era ended, when the [[House of Burgesses]] gathered for sessions in Williamsburg, American patriots [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], and [[Patrick Henry]], among others, worshipped at Bruton Parish.<ref>http://www.brutonparish.org/history.htm</ref>
+After the statehouse burned in 1698, the capital of the [[Colony of Virginia]] moved to the City of Williamsburg, which is also now located in the Diocese of Southern Virginia and most famous after restoration as [[Colonial Williamsburg]].<ref name="Williamsburg">{{cite web |title=The History of Colonial Williamsburg |url=https://history.org/Foundation/cwhistory.cfm |website=Colonial Williamsburg |publisher=Colonial Williamsburg Foundation |access-date=10 August 2019}}</ref> Williamsburg's historic church, [[Bruton Parish Church|Bruton Parish]], located on [[Duke of Gloucester]] Street, remains active today. As the colonial era ended, when the [[House of Burgesses]] gathered for sessions in Williamsburg, American patriots [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], and [[Patrick Henry]], among others, worshipped at Bruton Parish.<ref name="Bruton">{{cite web |title=Bruton Parish - A Brief History |url=http://www.brutonparish.org/history |website=Bruton Parish Episcopal Church |publisher=Bruton Parish |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>
 The Diocese also includes [[St. John's Episcopal Church (Hampton, Virginia)|St. John's Episcopal Church]], [[Elizabeth City (Virginia Company)|Elizabeth City Parish]], in [[Hampton, Virginia]].  Established in 1610, St. John's is the oldest English-speaking [[Parish church|Parish]] in continuous existence in the United States.<ref name="tormey">{{cite book | title=How Firm a Foundation | publisher=Dietz Press | author=Tormey, James |date=April 2009 | location=Richmond, VA | pages=184 | isbn=978-0-87517-135-7}}</ref>&nbsp; The parish occasionally uses [[Communion (Christian)|Communion]] silver (a chalice and two patens) crafted in 1618. This communion silver has the longest history of continuous use in the United States of any English church silver.&nbsp;<ref name="tormey" />
 ==Bishops==
+The Diocese of Southern Virginia has had eleven diocesan bishops:<ref name="aboutdiosova">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.diosova.org/article291635.htm |website=Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia |publisher=Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>
-The Diocese of Southern Virginia has had 10 diocesan bishops:
 #[[Alfred M. Randolph]] (1892–1918)<br>[[Beverley D. Tucker]] Coadjutor (1906–1918)
-#[[Beverley Dandrige Tucker|Beverly D. Tucker]] (1918–1930)<br>[[Arthur C. Thompson]] Suffragan (1917–1919); Coadjutor (1919–1930)
+#[[Beverley Dandrige Tucker|Beverly D. Tucker]] (1918–1930)<br>[[Arthur C. Thomson]] Suffragan (1917–1919); Coadjutor (1919–1930)
-#[[Arthur C. Thompson]] (1930–1937)
+#[[Arthur C. Thomson]] (1930–1937)
-#William A. Brown (1938–1950)<br>[[George P. Gunn]] Coadjutor (1948–1950)
+#[[William A. Brown (bishop)|William A. Brown]] (1938–1950)<br>[[George P. Gunn]] Coadjutor (1948–1950)
-#[[George P. Gunn]] (1950–1971)<br>[[David S. Rose (Episcopal bishop)|David S. Rose]] Suffragan (1958–1964); Coadjutor (1964–1971)
+#[[George P. Gunn]] (1950–1971)<br>[[David Rose (bishop)|David S. Rose]] Suffragan (1958–1964); Coadjutor (1964–1971)
-#[[David S. Rose (Episcopal bishop)|David S. Rose]] (1971–1978)<br>[[C. Charles Vache]] Coadjutor (1976–1978)
+#[[David Rose (bishop)|David S. Rose]] (1971–1978)<br>[[C. Charles Vache]] Coadjutor (1976–1978)
-#[[C. Charles Vache]] (1978–1991)<br>[[Frank H. Vest]] Coadjutor (1989–1991)
+#[[C. Charles Vache]] (1978–1991)<br>[[Frank Vest]] Coadjutor (1989–1991)
-#[[Frank H. Vest]] (1991–1998)<br>[[O'Kelley Whitaker]] Assisting Bishop (1992–1997)<br>[[David C. Bane, Jr.]] Coadjutor (1997–1998)
+#[[Frank Vest]] (1991–1998)<br>[[O'Kelley Whitaker]] Assisting Bishop (1992–1997)<br>[[David Conner Bane Jr.]] Coadjutor (1997–1998)
-#[[David C. Bane, Jr.]] (1998–2006)<br>[[Donald P. Hart]] Assisting Bishop (1998–2001)<br>[[Carol Joy W. T. Gallagher]] Suffragan (2002–2005)<br>Robert H. Johnson Assisting Bishop (2006)<br>[[John C. Buchanan (Episcopal bishop)|John C. Buchanan]] Assisting Bishop (2006–2009)
+#[[David Conner Bane Jr.]] (1998–2006)<br>[[Donald Purple Hart]] Assisting Bishop (1998–2001)<br>[[Carol Joy W.T. Gallagher]] Suffragan (2002–2005)<br>[[Robert Hodges Johnson]] Assisting Bishop (2006)<br>[[John Clark Buchanan]] Assisting Bishop (2006–2009)
-#[[Herman Hollerith IV]] (2009-)
+#[[Herman Hollerith IV]] (2009-2018)
+#[[Susan B. Haynes|Susan Bunton Haynes]] (2020–present)
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.diosova.org/ The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia]
+*[http://svabishopsearch.org/ Diocesan Profile]
-*[http://www.svabishop.org/ The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia Bishop Search]
 *''[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=jcepisdiovas Journal of the Annual Council, Diocese of Southern Virginia]''
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Southern Virginia}}
-[[Category:Dioceses of the Episcopal Church|Southern Virginia]]
+[[Category:Dioceses of the Episcopal Church (United States)|Southern Virginia]]
 [[Category:Episcopal Church in Virginia|Diocese of Southern Virginia]]
-[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1892]]
+[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1892]]
+[[Category:1892 establishments in Virginia]]
 [[Category:Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century]]
+[[Category:Province 3 of the Episcopal Church (United States)]]

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