Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,040,000 | - | - | - | 1934 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,038,000 | - | - | - | 1935 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,068,000 | - | - | - | 1936 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,095,000 | - | - | - | 1937 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,110,000 | - | - | - | 1938 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,157,000 | - | - | - | 1939 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,172,000 | - | - | - | 1940 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,162,000 | - | - | - | 1941 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,168,000 | - | - | - | 1942 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,189,000 | - | - | - | 1943 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,228,000 | - | - | - | 1944 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,270,000 | - | - | - | 1945 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,301,000 | - | - | - | 1946 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,100,000 | - | - | - | 1946 | Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988); pg. 18. | Pg. 14: "At the close of World War II... "; Pg. 18: "The other largest Protestant denominations [after Methodist Church, SBC, Presbyterian] were the Episcopal church, with 2.1 million members; the United Lutheran Church in America, with 1.8 million members; and the Disciples of Christ, with 1.7 million members. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,350,000 | - | - | - | 1947 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,437,000 | - | - | - | 1948 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,512,000 | - | - | - | 1949 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,541,000 | - | - | - | 1950 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,540,548 | - | - | - | 1950 | Spence, Hartzell. The Story of America's Religions; New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1960) [1st printing 1957]; pg. 131. | "In 1950, there were 2,540,548 baptized persons in the Church; in 1957, there were 3,274,876. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,643,000 | - | - | - | 1951 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,716,000 | - | - | - | 1952 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,761,000 | - | - | - | 1953 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,907,000 | - | - | - | 1954 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,014,000 | - | - | - | 1955 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,111,000 | - | - | - | 1956 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,163,000 | - | - | - | 1957 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,274,867 | - | - | - | 1957 | Spence, Hartzell. The Story of America's Religions; New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1960) [1st printing 1957]; pg. 131. | "In 1950, there were 2,540,548 baptized persons in the Church; in 1957, there were 3,274,876. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,275,000 | - | - | - | 1958 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,359,000 | - | - | - | 1959 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,000,000 | - | - | - | 1959 | Stuber, Stanley I. How We Got Our Denominations: A Primer on Church History. New York: Association Press Revised Ed., 1959); pg. 154. | "...Protestant Episcopal Church... Approximately 3,000,000 members in the United States. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,444,000 | - | - | - | 1960 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,520,000 | - | - | - | 1961 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,565,000 | - | - | - | 1962 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,269,325 | - | 8,000 units |
- | 1962 | Rosten, Leo (ed.). Religions in America; New York: Simon & Schuster (1963), 8th ed. [1st pub. in 1952. 8th ed. completely revised]; pg. 76. | "Statistics from the Episcopal Church for 1962 show... 3,269,325 baptized Americans in the Episcopal Church... approximately a half-million or so persons look to that Church for ministrations but are not formal members... some 8,000 parishes & missions. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,587,000 | - | - | - | 1963 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,591,000 | - | - | - | 1964 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,616,000 | - | - | - | 1965 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,400,000 | - | - | - | 1965 | Naisbitt, John & Patricia Aburdene. Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990's. New York: William Morrow and Co. (1990); pg. 273-274. | "Episcopal Church membership declined from 3.4 million [in 1965] to 2.5 million. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,430,000 | - | - | - | 1965 | Russell, Chandler. Racing Toward 2001; Zondervan Publishing House: Grand Rapids, MI (1992). [Orig. source: Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 1989, 1990]; pg. 153. | Table: "Declining Membership in Mainline Denominations " [I'm assuming the figures shown are for U.S. membership] |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,647,000 | - | - | - | 1966 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789 |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,585,000 | - | - | - | 1967 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: "Protestant Episcopal Church " since 1789; adopted "Episcopal Church " in 1967 as alternate name. |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,588,000 | - | - | - | 1968 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: "Protestant Episcopal Church " since 1789; adopted "Episcopal Church " in 1967 as alternate name. |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,536,000 | - | - | - | 1969 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: "Protestant Episcopal Church " since 1789; adopted "Episcopal Church " in 1967 as alternate name. |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,475,000 | - | - | - | 1970 | Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census (1975); pg. 391-392. | Table: "Membership of Selected Religious Bodies: 1790 to 1970 "; Pg. 390: Originally called Church of England; became autonomous, adopted name "Protestant Episcopal Church " in 1789; adopted "Episcopal Church " in 1967 as alternate name. |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,300,000 | - | - | - | 1970 | *LINK* Mims, Bob. "Nontraditional Religions Growing Among Americans " in Salt Lake Tribune (Nov.14, 1998). | "Of the mainline churches, Episcopalians have been among the hardest hit by religious attrition. Nationally, membership dropped 24 percent from 1970 to 1995, or from nearly 3.3 million 28 years ago to about 2.5 million now. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,290,000 | - | - | - | 1970 | Russell, Chandler. Racing Toward 2001; Zondervan Publishing House: Grand Rapids, MI (1992). [Orig. source: Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 1989, 1990]; pg. 153. | Table: "Declining Membership in Mainline Denominations " [I'm assuming the figures shown are for U.S. membership] |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,000,000 | - | 7,000 units |
- | 1973 | Zehavi, A.M. (editor) Handbook of the World's Religions. New York: Franklin Watts (1973); pg. 23. | "The Protestant Episcopal Church has about 7,000 churches and a membership of 3,000,000 in 90 or more dioceses. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,860,000 | - | - | - | 1975 | Russell, Chandler. Racing Toward 2001; Zondervan Publishing House: Grand Rapids, MI (1992). [Orig. source: Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 1989, 1990]; pg. 153. | Table: "Declining Membership in Mainline Denominations " [I'm assuming the figures shown are for U.S. membership] |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,820,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | Carmody, Denise Lardner & John Tully Carmody. Western Ways to the Center: An Introduction to Western Religions; Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Co. (1983); pg. 122. | Table: "Membership Data on Major American Religious Groups [1979] " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,860,000 | - | - | - | 1980 | Russell, Chandler. Racing Toward 2001; Zondervan Publishing House: Grand Rapids, MI (1992). [Orig. source: Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 1989, 1990]; pg. 153. | Table: "Declining Membership in Mainline Denominations " [I'm assuming the figures shown are for U.S. membership] |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,841,350 | - | - | - | 1982 | Popenoe, David. Sociology (5th Ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (1983). [Orig. source: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1982. New York: Newspaper Enterprise Association, 1982, pp. 351-352.]; pg. 446. | Table: "Religious Membership in the United States "; Listed in table as "Episcopal " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 3,000,000 | - | - | - | 1983 | Berger, Gilda. Religion: A Reference First Book. New York: Franklin Watts (1983); pg. 29. | "Members of the Protestant Episcopal Church... Today it has about 3 million members in the United States alone. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,794,139 | - | - | - | 1983 | Chalfant, H. Paul, et al. Religion in Contemporary Society (3rd Ed.); Itasca, Illinois: F.E. Peacock Publishers (1994). [Source: Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 1984, 1991.]; pg. 186. | "Table 6.3: Recent Growth & Decline of Protestant Church Membership " [Inclusive membership. Shows 1983 and 1991 membership, and percent change] -12% decline in U.S. between 1983 & 1991. |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,740,000 | - | - | - | 1985 | Russell, Chandler. Racing Toward 2001; Zondervan Publishing House: Grand Rapids, MI (1992). [Orig. source: Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 1989, 1990]; pg. 153. | Table: "Declining Membership in Mainline Denominations " [I'm assuming the figures shown are for U.S. membership] |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,460,000 | - | - | - | 1987 | Russell, Chandler. Racing Toward 2001; Zondervan Publishing House: Grand Rapids, MI (1992). [Orig. source: Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 1989, 1990]; pg. 153. | Table: "Declining Membership in Mainline Denominations " [I'm assuming the figures shown are for U.S. membership] |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,500,000 | - | - | - | 1988 | Naisbitt, John & Patricia Aburdene. Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990's. New York: William Morrow and Co. (1990); pg. 273-274. | "In the 1960's the mainstream's previously healthy growth rates began to decline precipitiously. The figures below compare membership in 1965 with the latest members cited in the 1988 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches:.. Episcopal Church membership declined from 3.4 million to 2.5 million. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,450,000 | - | - | - | 1988 | Russell, Chandler. Racing Toward 2001; Zondervan Publishing House: Grand Rapids, MI (1992). [Orig. source: Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 1989, 1990]; pg. 153. | Table: "Declining Membership in Mainline Denominations " [I'm assuming the figures shown are for U.S. membership] |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,429,013 | - | 7,299 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 1,700,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 294. | "The Episcopal church, which has 1.7 million fully confirmed members on its current roll, had nearly twice as many, over 3 million, appear on the NSRI. " [NSRI survey of self-identification; suggesting large numbers of nominal-only Episcopalians.] |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,462,300 | - | 7,387 units |
- | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 103. | "Today the Episcopal Church stands as one of the largest denominations, with 2,462,300 members in 7,387 churches in the U.S. Overseas membership numbers 233,185 in 500 parishes. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,471,880 | - | 7,367 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 248-255. | Table 2: US Current Stats. (# of adherents from table's "inclusive membership " column, not sometimes smaller "full communicant " col.) Listed in table as "Episcopal Church. " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,446,050 | - | - | - | 1991 | Chalfant, H. Paul, et al. Religion in Contemporary Society (3rd Ed.); Itasca, Illinois: F.E. Peacock Publishers (1994). [Source: Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 1984, 1991.]; pg. 186. | "Table 6.3: Recent Growth & Decline of Protestant Church Membership " [Inclusive membership. Shows 1983 and 1991 membership, and percent change] -12% decline in U.S. between 1983 & 1991. |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,400,000 | - | - | - | 1992 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 237. | "...the Church of God in Christ (3.7 million members) is already substantially larger than the United Church of Christ (1.7 million), the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. (2.9 million), the Episcopal Church (2.4 million)... " |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,471,880 | - | 7,367 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | - |
| Episcopal Church | USA | 2,400,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | O'Brien, J. & M. Palmer. The State of Religion Atlas. Simon & Schuster: New York (1993); pg. 36-37. | map. Headquarters: New York City, New York |
