The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe is a collection of churches, mission congregations, and specialized ministries spread geographically over five countries in continental Europe. The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is located in the centre of Paris (Click here to get an interactive Google map of the Convocation.

Congregations within the Convocation vary in size from fewer than 100 members in the mission congregations to more than 1,000 at the Cathedral in Paris. In total there are more than 4,000 active parishioners throughout the Convocation.

A closer look
Each of our churches has a yeasty richnesss. Members come from a mix of cultural, social, and economic backgrounds. They include singles, couples and families, those who are students or academics, workers with national and international firms, governments and organizations, as well as those who are not currently employed or have retired. Some members are long-term residents, while others may be living in the area for a few weeks, months or years. Visitors attending the church may be tourists vacationing in the area, men and women traveling for business purposes, or those wishing to experience Anglican worship.

Though established as American Episcopal churches in their various locations, all of the congregations serve an impressive number of different nationalities. And increasingly local nationals are responding to the appeal of Anglican worship. The Convocation churches also offer a welcoming spiritual home to people of a large number of religious backgrounds from all over the world, often because their own denominations are not represented in their countries of residence, so the extent to which members have a conscious Episcopal identity varies considerably.

The one description that clearly identifies all of these diverse congregations? Multinational, multicultural and multidenominational.

Parishes
The Convocation includes eight parishes:

Belgium
Waterloo, All Saints'

France
Paris, Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

Germany
Frankfurt, Church of Christ the King
Munich, Church of the Ascension
Wiesbaden, St. Augustine of Canterbury

Italy
Florence, St. James Church
Rome, St. Pauls-within-the-Walls

Switzerland
Geneva, Emmanuel Church

Missions
Many other churches in the convocation are what we call mission congregations, thriving communities that are not yet full parishes. These include:

Austria:

MŸhlbach am Hochkšnig, Marriage Retreat Kapelle

France

Clermont Ferrand (Royat), Christ Church
Gironde, Saint-Martin de Bordeaux
Rennes, Mission Saint Emmanuel de Rennes

Germany
Nuremburg, St. James the Less
Augsburg, St. Boniface
Karlsruhe, St. Columban's

France
Clermont Ferrand (Royat), Christ Church
Gironde, Saint-Martin de Bordeaux
Rennes, Mission Saint Emmanuel de Rennes

Italy
Rome: Latin-American Spanish Ministry

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