Anglican Diocese of the South

Anglican diocese in the southeastern United States

Anglican Diocese of the South

The diocesan cathedral in Loganville, Georgia

Location
Ecclesiastical province| Anglican Church in North America
Statistics
Parishes| 53 (2024)[1]
Members| 6,347 (2024)[1]
Information
Rite| Anglican
Cathedral| Holy Cross Cathedral, Loganville
Current leadership
Diocesan bishop| The Most Rev. Foley Beach
Assistant bishop| The Rt. Rev. Dr. Frank Lyons
Website
Anglican Diocese of the South Official Website

The Anglican Diocese of the South is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, encompassing 50 parishes in the American states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia, as well as Christ Church Plano, the provincial pro-cathedral under the oversight of Bishop of the South Foley Beach in his capacity as ACNA archbishop.[2] The state with most parishes is Georgia, with 23. The diocesan headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. Holy Cross Cathedral in Loganville, Georgia, serves as the cathedral.[3]

## History

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The Anglican Diocese of the South was created on June 9, 2010 as a new diocese of the Anglican Church in North America. Its first bishop is Foley Beach, consecrated on October 9, 2010, at the Church of the Apostles, in Atlanta, Georgia, by Archbishop Robert Duncan.[4] Beach has been Rector and Pastor of the Holy Cross Anglican Church, in Loganville, since 2004.

On April 18, 2012, the Anglican Diocese of the South announced the temporary affiliation of T. J. Johnston, of the Anglican Mission in the Americas, as Assisting Bishop, a measure to "provide a temporary jurisdictional connection" at least for 180 days until the future of the AMiA clergy and parishes is clarified.[5]

On June 21, 2014, Beach was elected the second Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, with his enthronement taking place on 9 October 2014. He remains as bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the South. Archbishop Beach called the Right Reverend Dr. Francis Lyons III as assisting bishop since 2014. The Reverend Canon Steven Saul served as the first Canon to the Ordinary for the diocese. Thereafter, The Reverend Canon Greg Goebel served in the role and currently the Reverend Canon Sean George serves the role as Canon to the Ordinary.

## Parishes

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Notable parishes in the Diocese of the South include:

Church  | Image  | City  | Year founded  | Year completed  | Notes

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St. Mark's Anglican Church |  | Moultrie, Georgia | 1912  | 1923  |
Holy Cross Cathedral |  | Loganville, Georgia | 2004  | 2005  | Diocesan cathedral

## References

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1. ^ a b Walton, Jeff (July 10, 2025). "What are the Largest Anglican Dioceses and Parishes?". Juicy Ecumenism. Institute on Religion and Democracy. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
2. ^ "Churches | Anglican Diocese of the South". adots.org. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
3. ^ Anglican Diocese of the South List of Parishes Archived September 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ ATLANTA: Anglican Diocese of the South Consecrates First Bishop
5. ^ ACNA receives two AMiA bishops, Anglican Ink, April 30, 2012

## External links

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* Anglican Diocese of the South Official Website

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* GAFCON
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Other|

* Anglican realignment
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