Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta Inc

Specialties

The Diocese of Atlanta is comprised of 110 worshiping communities throughout Middle and North Georgia with some 56,000 members. We are the ninth largest of the 110 dioceses of The Episcopal Church. We are a Christian community blessed with vibrancy and variety. To find a church near you click the link above.

History

Established in 1907.

The Diocese of Atlanta was created in 1907 from the Diocese of Georgia. Our parishes thrive in the metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Columbus, Rome, Dalton and Macon, as well as in smaller cities, towns and rural communities in the mountains of North Georgia and the lower elevations of Middle Georgia. The oldest church in the diocese is Christ Church in Macon, which was organized in 1825. The newest parish is St. Benedict’s in Smyrna, established in 2008.

Meet the Manager

Robert W.

Manager

The Right Rev. Robert Christopher Wright was elected June 2, 2012, by lay delegates and priests of the Diocese of Atlanta to become the 10^th bishop in the diocese’s 105-​year history. He was ordained and consecrated a bishop on Saturday, Oct. 13, in a special worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel on the campus of Morehouse College. He is the first African American to become an Episcopal bishop in Georgia.

Wright was born Feb. 3, 1964, in a Roman Catholic orphanage in Pittsburgh, Pa., and at the age of nine months was adopted by Earl C. and Charlene Wright. After graduating high school, he served five years as a U. S. Navy helicopter crew chief and search and rescue diver before entering Howard University in Washington, D.C. Upon graduating from Howard in 1991 with a degree in history and political science, he worked as a child advocate for two mayors and for the Children’s Defense Fund. For more see: www​.epis​co​palat​lanta​.org