Diocese of Tennessee
Diocese of Tennessee | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | IV (Southeast) |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 45 (2024) |
| Members | 15,460 (2023) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | July 1, 1829 |
| Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | John C. Bauerschmidt |
| Map | |
Location of the Diocese of Tennessee | |
| Website | |
| edtn.org | |
The Diocese of Tennessee is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America that covers roughly Middle Tennessee. A single diocese spanned the entire state until 1982, when the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee was created; the Diocese of Tennessee was again split in 1985 when the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee was formed. It is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
The diocese reported 16,904 members in 2019 and 15,460 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 national parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the 45 filing congregations of the diocese in 2024 was $17,958,668. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) was 4,298 persons.
The diocese includes 52 parishes and mission outposts. Most of its present communicants reside in the metropolitan Nashville area (chiefly Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, and Williamson counties). St. Paul's Church in Franklin is the diocese's oldest congregation.