List of post-1692 Anglican parishes in the Province of Maryland

The Church of England, also known as the Anglican Church, became the established church of the Province of Maryland through an Act of the General Assembly in 1692. Ten counties had been established in the colony at the time, and those counties were divided into 30 parishes. After 1692 but before the American Revolution, 15 additional parishes were established.[1]

The following is a sortable List of the post 1692 Anglican parishes in the Province of Maryland.[2]

Current church name Image Original parish name Location County, etc. Year established Current status NRHP Description Website
01. All Saints Church Frederick All Saints Church, erected 1813, Principal Parish Church until 1855 All Saints' Parish Frederick
106 West Church Street
Frederick 1742 Active parish No Frederick County split off Charles County in 1748 [1]
02. Good Shepherd Church, Chesapeake City
Good Shepherd Church, Chesapeake City, Maryland
Good Shepherd Church, Chesapeake City, Maryland
Augustine Parish 310 George StreetChesapeake City Cecil 1744 Active parish No Another church in parish, St. Augustine's, is at MD310 and Mitton Rd; both now in Episcopal Diocese of Easton [2]
03. Christ Church IU Parish, Worton
Christ Church IU, Chester Parish, Worton, Maryland
Christ Church IU, Chester Parish, Worton, Maryland
Chester Parish Worton
25328 Lambs Meadow Road
Kent 1765 Active parish Yes now in Episcopal Diocese of Easton and surrounded by historic cemetery. Other historic parish church is Emmanuel Church, Cross and High Streets, Chestertown, Maryland, built in 1767 and which hosted founding diocesan convention.[3] [3]
04. Christ Episcopal Church, Rockville
Christ Episcopal Church, Rockville, Maryland
Christ Episcopal Church, Rockville, Maryland
Prince George's Parish Rockville
107 S. Washington Street
Montgomery 1726 Active Parish No Now in Episcopal Diocese of Washington; other parish church before creation of Montgomery County and Washington, D.C. is St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish (Washington, D.C.), whose current structure built 1775 is older than this rebuilt building [4]
05; St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, Leeland Queen Anne Upper Marlboro
14705 Oak Grove Road
Prince George's 1704 Active parish No now in Episcopal Diocese of Washington [5]
06. Christ Church, Columbia Queen Caroline Parish Columbia
6800 Oakland Mills Road
Howard 1728 Active parish Yes Howard County split from Anne Arundel County in 1838 [6]
07. St. Andrew's Church, Leonardtown St. Andrew's Parish California
44078 St. Andrew's Church Road
St. Mary's 1744 Active parish Yes now in Episcopal Diocese of Washington [7]
08. St. Paul's, Hillsboro St John's Parish Hillsboro
Church Street, south of MD 404
Caroline 1748 Inactive Yes Caroline County split off Queen Anne's County in 1773; Episcopal Diocese of Easton retreat center within former parish
09. St. James Church, Monkton
St. James Episcopal Church, Monkton, Maryland
St. James Episcopal Church, Monkton, Maryland
St. James' Parish Monkton
3100 Monkton Road
Baltimore County 1770 Active parish Yes former chapel of ease for St. John's Parish, Joppatowne [8]
10. St. Luke's Church, Church Hill
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St. Luke's Parish Church Hill Queen Anne's 1728 Active parish Yes now in Episcopal Diocese of Easton [9]
11. St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church, North East St. Mary Anne Parish, or North Elk Parish North East
315 South Main Street
Cecil 1706 Active parish No now in Episcopal Diocese of Easton [10]
12. Christ Church, Denton
St. Mary's Whitechapel Parish Denton
105 Gay Street
Caroline 1725 Active parish No Caroline County split from Dorchester County in 1773; now in Episcopal Diocese of Easton [11]
13. St. Thomas Church, Owings Mills St. Thomas' Parish Owings Mills
232 St. Thomas Lane
Baltimore County 1742 Active parish Yes [12]
14. Trinity Church, Charles County Trinity Parish Newport
Trinity Church
9560 Trinity Church Road
Hughesville
Oldfields Chapel
15837 Prince Frederick Road
Charles 1744 Active parish No now in Episcopal Diocese of Washington [13]
15. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Worcester Parish Worcester Parish Berlin
St. Paul's
3 Church Street
Showell
St. Martin's, 1756
Worcester 1753 Active parish* Yes* *St. Paul's is active while
St. Martin's, on the NRHP, is now a church museum. Now in Episcopal Diocese of Easton
[14]

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References

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  1. ^ Middleton, the Rev. Canon Arthur Pierce, Ph.D., Anglican Maryland, 1692-1792, Virginia Beach: The Donning Company, 1992, pp. 5, 12, 65 ISBN 0-89865-841-1
  2. ^ Middleton, the Rev. Canon Arthur Pierce, Ph.D., Anglican Maryland, 1692-1792, Virginia Beach: The Donning Company, 1992, p. 65, ISBN 0-89865-841-1
  3. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
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