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The Convocation
The Church of the Ascension is under the jurisdiction of the Convocation of American Churches in Europe, which comes under the umbrella of Province Two of the Episcopal Church U.S.A. The Convocation cannot truly be called a Diocese as the jurisdictional authority crosses national borders.
The Bishop responsible for the Convocation is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Reverend Frank T. Griswold III. His Suffragan Bishop, who is in charge of the Convocation, is the Right Reverend Pierre W. Whalon, whose office is housed at the Cathedral in Paris and whose responsibilities also include liaison with the Church of England Diocese of Europe and other ecumenical relations, in addition to the oversight of the eight churches within the Convocation.
The seven other Episcopal churches in the Convocation include: St. James, Florence; St. Paul's Within-the-Walls, Rome; Christ the King, Frankfurt; Emmanuel Church, Geneva; All Saints Church, Waterloo; St. Augustine of Canterbury, Wiesbaden; and the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Paris. Episcopal services are also available through the outreach ministries within the Convocation which include: Augsburg, Ingolstadt/Baar- Ebenhausen and Nürnberg from the Church of the Ascension, Munich; Karlsruhe from St. Augustine's of Canterbury; Wiesbaden and Darmstadt from Christ the King, Frankfurt; and Clermont-Ferrand (Royat) from the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Paris.
It is of note that Europe is the only part of the world with overlapping jurisdictions of the Anglican Communion represented. The Right Reverend Geoffrey Rowall, along with his Suffragan Bishop, the Right Reverend David Hamid, oversee the Church of England Diocese of Europe, which comprises approximately 200 chaplaincies. Other Anglican Churches in Europe include the Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain under the leadership of Bishop Carlos Lopez Lozano and the Lusitanian Church in Portugal led by Bishop Fernando Soares.
The Parish
The Church of the Ascension was founded in 1903, and we have served the English- speaking community in Munich since that time, except for intervals during war years. In 1970 the Church moved to its present location in Harlaching, where we are guests of the Evangelical Lutheran parish, Emmauskirche. Our parish is registered according to German law as an “Eingetragener Verein” (e.V.).
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