A List of the Most Common Names for Episcopal Churches
Compiled by Fr. Chris Yaw, Associate Rector,
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Battle Creek, Michigan with help from www.theredbook.org
What follows is an unscientific accounting of the 121 most common words found in the names of Episcopal parishes. There are approximately 7,500 Episcopal churches. Many parishes have more than one name in their title, such as Trinity and St. Philip or St. John the Divine. In cases such as the former, this counts as two designations, one for Trinity and one for St. Philip. In the latter case, the Divine is simply dropped and this parish is counted as St. John. In the case of the word Christ this includes parishes named Christ Church and Christ Episcopal Church etc. Please note multiple listings for similar words, ie. Our Saviour and Our Savior, also St. Ann and St. Anne. Please feel free to contact me with any corrections or questions at chris@stthomasbc.org.
1. Christ 527
2. St. John 524
3. Trinity 520
4. St. Paul 488
5. St. Andrew 311
6. Grace 281
7. St. James 276
8. St. Luke 261
9. St. Mark 244
10. All Saints 237
11. St. Peter 210
12. St. Mary 206
13. St. Stephen 173
14. Good Shepherd 170
15. St. Thomas 149
16. Chapel 146
17. St. Michael 128
18. St. Matthew 123
19. St. George 101
20. St. Francis 95
21. St. Alban 92
22. Ascension 91
23. Epiphany 91
24. Emmanuel 89
25. St. Philip 85
26. St. Barnabas 77
27. Calvary 75
28. Cross 71
29. Redeemer 70
30. St. Martin 68
31. Memorial 66
32. St. David 66
33. St. Timothy 66
34. St. Christopher 64
35. St. Ann 63
36. Holy Spirit 60
37. St. Augustine 55
38. Nativity 54
39. All Angels 50
40. Resurrection 48
41. Our Saviour 45
42. St. Anne 43
43. Advent 42
44. St. Bartholomew 41
45. Transfiguration 40
46. Matthias 35
47. St. Margaret 33
48. St. Joseph 32
49. St. Elizabeth 31
50. Christ the King 31
51. Incarnation 30
52. St. Patrick 30
53. Messiah 28
54. Apostles 27
55. Holy Comforter 25
56. St. Jude 22
57. Holy Family 22
58. St. Dunstan 21
59. Zion 21
60. Holy Innocent 20
61. St. Aidan 20
62. St. Nicholas 20
63. Holy Communion 20
64. All Souls 19
65. St. Simon 19
66. Samaritan 18
67. St. Columba 16
68. St. Gabriel 16
69. Atonement ` 15
70. Faith 14
71. San Juan 13
72. St. Bede 13
73. St. Cyprian 13
74. St. Agnes 12
75. Immanuel 12
76. Annunciation 11
77. Peace 11
78. Jesus 11
79. St. Edward 11
80. St. Gregory 10
81. Mediator 10
82. St. Ambrose 9
83. St. Clare 9
84. Our Savior 9
85. St. Martha 8
86. St. Anselm 8
87. St. Mary Magdalene 8
88. Santa Maria 8
89. St. Boniface 7
90. Hope 6
91. Jerusalem 6
92. St. Catherine 6
93. St. Helen(a) 6
94. St. Monica 6
95. St. Benedict 6
96. St. Edmund 6
97. Intercession 5
98. St. Cuthbert 5
99. St. Charles 5
100. St. Richard 5
101. Reconciliation 4
102. San Jose 4
103. St. Phillip 4
104. St. Bernard 4
105. St. Hilda 4
106. St. Simeon 4
107. Bethany 3
108. Falls 3
109. Lord 3
110. St. Chad 3
111. St. Hilary 3
112. St. Katherine 3
113. Asaph 2
114. Blessed Sacrament 2
115. Creator 2
116. Crucifixion 2
117. Holy Name 2
118. Love (Beloved) 2
119. St. Ignatius 2
120. St. Teresa 2
121. St. Theodore 2
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