The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina (EDUSC) is a diocese in the Episcopal Church. Originally part of the Diocese of South Carolina, it became independent on October 10–11, 1922 following nearly two years of planning. The see city is Columbia. Its cathedral is Trinity Cathedral. The diocese comprises approximately 60 congregations in the Upstate (northwestern) and Midlands regions of the U.S. state of South Carolina. There are five convocations in the diocese: Midlands (Columbia area), Catawba (Rock Hill area), Foothills (Greenville area), Gravatt (Aiken area), and Piedmont (Spartanburg areas). The bishop is Daniel P. Richards. He was elected bishop on September 25 2021 and was consecrated at Trinity Cathedral as bishop on February 26 2022. Among the Diocese's many institutions, the Bishop Gravatt Center began service in 1949 as a retreat and summer camp site. Now a non-profit corporation with its own Board of Trustees, the Center remains a vital part of the Diocese through its summer camp Christian formation program and numerous diocesan and parish activities such as Happening, Cursillo, youth retreats, vestry retreats, parish family weekends, etc. Bishops of Upper South Carolina Parishes, Missions and Institutions as of August 2015 Parishes and Missions Abbeville - Trinity Church Aiken - Saint Augustine of Canterbury Church Aiken - Saint Thaddeus Church Anderson - Grace Church Anderson - Saint George's Church Beech Island - All Saints' Church Batesburg - Saint Paul's Church Boiling Springs - Saint Margaret's Church Camden - Grace Church Cayce - All Saints' Church Chapin - Saint Francis of Assisi Church Chester - Saint Mark's Church Clemson - Holy Trinity Church Clinton - All Saints' Church Columbia - Church of the Good Shepherd Columbia - St Lukes Church Columbia - St Davids Church Columbia - Trinity Cathedral Church Columbia - Church of the Cross Columbia - St Timothys Church Columbia - St Johns Church Columbia - St Marys Church Columbia - St Martins in the Fields Church Columbia - St Michael & All Angels Church Easley - St Michaels Church Eastover - St Thomas Edgefield - Church of the Ridge Fort Mill - St Pauls Episcopal Church Gaffney - Church of the Incarnation Graniteville - Saint Paul's Church Great Falls - Saint Peter's Church Greenville - Saint Francis' Church Greenville - Christ Church Greenville - Saint Philip's Church Greenville - Saint Peter's Church Greenville - Church of the Redeemer Greenville - Saint Andrew's Church Greenville - Saint