Episcopal Church in the Philippines

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Episcopal Church in the Philippines
Seal of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines
Abbreviation	ECP
Type	Western Christian
Classification	Protestant (Mainline)
Orientation	Anglican, Anglo-Catholic
Scripture	Holy Bible
Theology	Anglican doctrine
Polity	Episcopal
Prime Bishop	Brent Alawas
Associations	Anglican Communion National Council of Churches in the Philippines Christian Conference of Asia World Council of Churches
Full communion	Philippine Independent Church
Region	Philippines
Headquarters	Cathedral Heights, New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines
Origin	1901 (as the Missionary District of the Philippine Islands)
Independence	1990
Branched from	The Episcopal Church in the United States
Members	125,000 [1]
Tertiary institutions	Trinity University of Asia
Seminaries	St. Andrew's Theological Seminary
Official website	ecphilippines.com

The Episcopal Church in the Philippines (ECP; Tagalog: Simbahang Episkopal sa Pilipinas) is a province of the Anglican Communion comprising the country of the Philippines. It was established by the Episcopal Church of the United States (Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America) in 1901 by American missionaries led by Charles Henry Brent, who served as the first resident bishop, when the Philippines was opened to Protestant American missionaries. It became an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion on May 1, 1990.

At present, the Episcopal Church has seven dioceses. Under Rev. Charles Henry Brent of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, it was responsible for founding and overseeing institutions such as St. Luke's Medical Center, Brent International School, St. Stephen's High School, and Trinity University of Asia. Its principal ministerial training institution is St. Andrew's Theological Seminary. The current Prime Bishop is Danilo Poltic.^[2] Its national headquarters is the Cathedral Heights, New Manila, Quezon City.

The Church is in a concordat of full communion with the Philippine Independent Church and is a member of both the Christian Conference of Asia and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines.