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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina is a diocese in the Anglican tradition. Established in 1785, the diocese was one of the nine original dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Originally covering the entire state of South Carolina, the western part of the state became the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina in 1922. The diocese now covers an area of 24 counties in the eastern part of the state. The see city is Charleston, home to the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul and diocesan headquarters.On October 15, 2012, the diocese's standing committee voted to withdraw the diocese from the Episcopal Church and become an autonomous Anglican diocese. This action was taken after a long period of conflict over theology and authority with the national leadership of the Episcopal Church. As of August 22, 2014, the diocese is temporarily under the oversight of the Anglican primates of the Global South.The Episcopal Church's position is that a diocese cannot withdraw itself from the national church. It recognized those parishes and individuals that wished to remain members of the Episcopal Church as the continuing diocese under the name Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Both the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina and the Episcopal Church in South Carolina claim to be the legitimate successor to the pre-schism diocese, and both claim ownership of diocesan property including church buildings. On February 3, 2015, a South Carolina judge ruled that the departing diocese was legally entitled to the property and use of the name \"Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina\". An appeal of that decision, and other related legal proceedings, are ongoing.According to diocesan statistics, there were 50 parishes with 23,455 members as of November 13, 2012. A year later the diocese reported 23,181 members, and by 2015 it reported 53 parishes."@en }

• Episcopal_Diocese_of_South_Carolina abstract "The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina is a diocese in the Anglican tradition. Established in 1785, the diocese was one of the nine original dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Originally covering the entire state of South Carolina, the western part of the state became the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina in 1922. The diocese now covers an area of 24 counties in the eastern part of the state. The see city is Charleston, home to the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul and diocesan headquarters.On October 15, 2012, the diocese's standing committee voted to withdraw the diocese from the Episcopal Church and become an autonomous Anglican diocese. This action was taken after a long period of conflict over theology and authority with the national leadership of the Episcopal Church. As of August 22, 2014, the diocese is temporarily under the oversight of the Anglican primates of the Global South.The Episcopal Church's position is that a diocese cannot withdraw itself from the national church. It recognized those parishes and individuals that wished to remain members of the Episcopal Church as the continuing diocese under the name Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Both the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina and the Episcopal Church in South Carolina claim to be the legitimate successor to the pre-schism diocese, and both claim ownership of diocesan property including church buildings. On February 3, 2015, a South Carolina judge ruled that the departing diocese was legally entitled to the property and use of the name \"Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina\". An appeal of that decision, and other related legal proceedings, are ongoing.According to diocesan statistics, there were 50 parishes with 23,455 members as of November 13, 2012. A year later the diocese reported 23,181 members, and by 2015 it reported 53 parishes.".