What’s in a Name?
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Here’s a list of the fifty most
popular names for Episcopal Churches; in ascending order of
popularity, from the fiftieth to the first most popular. Listed by
rank, Parish name and number of parishes using the name. Here we
go…
50. Christ the King 31, 49. St. Elizabeth 31, 48. St. Joseph 32, 47. St. Margaret 33, 46. Matthias 35, 45. Transfiguration 40, 44. St. Bartholomew 41, 43. Advent 42, 42. St. Anne 43, 41. Our Saviour 45, 40. Resurrection 48, 39. All Angels 50, 38. Nativity 54, 37. St. Augustine 55, 36. Holy Spirit 60, 35. St. Ann 63, 34. St. Christopher 64, 33. St. Timothy 66, 32. St. David 66, 31. Memorial 66, 30. St. Martin 68, 29. Redeemer 70, 28. Cross 71, 27. Calvary 75, 26. St. Barnabas 77, 25. St. Philip 85, 24. Emmanuel 89, 23. Epiphany 91, 22. Ascension 91, 21. St. Alban 92, 20. St. Francis 95, 19. St. George 101, 18. St. Matthew 123, 17. St. Michael 128, 16. Chapel 146, 15. St. Thomas 149, 14. Good Shepherd 170, 13. St. Stephen 173, 12. St. Mary 206, 11. St. Peter 210, 10. All Saints 237, 9. St. Mark 244, 8. St. Luke 261, 7. St. James 276, 6. Grace 281, 5. St. Andrew 311, 4. St. Paul 488, 3. Trinity 520, 2. St. John 524; and the most popular name for an Episcopal Church… 1. Christ, with 527 parishes.
“But what about St. Martha's?” You ask. We're 85th on the list, with eight parishes. The least popular..? “Asaph,” with two parishes (heck, even St. Cuthbert has five parishes named for him).
50. Christ the King 31, 49. St. Elizabeth 31, 48. St. Joseph 32, 47. St. Margaret 33, 46. Matthias 35, 45. Transfiguration 40, 44. St. Bartholomew 41, 43. Advent 42, 42. St. Anne 43, 41. Our Saviour 45, 40. Resurrection 48, 39. All Angels 50, 38. Nativity 54, 37. St. Augustine 55, 36. Holy Spirit 60, 35. St. Ann 63, 34. St. Christopher 64, 33. St. Timothy 66, 32. St. David 66, 31. Memorial 66, 30. St. Martin 68, 29. Redeemer 70, 28. Cross 71, 27. Calvary 75, 26. St. Barnabas 77, 25. St. Philip 85, 24. Emmanuel 89, 23. Epiphany 91, 22. Ascension 91, 21. St. Alban 92, 20. St. Francis 95, 19. St. George 101, 18. St. Matthew 123, 17. St. Michael 128, 16. Chapel 146, 15. St. Thomas 149, 14. Good Shepherd 170, 13. St. Stephen 173, 12. St. Mary 206, 11. St. Peter 210, 10. All Saints 237, 9. St. Mark 244, 8. St. Luke 261, 7. St. James 276, 6. Grace 281, 5. St. Andrew 311, 4. St. Paul 488, 3. Trinity 520, 2. St. John 524; and the most popular name for an Episcopal Church… 1. Christ, with 527 parishes.
“But what about St. Martha's?” You ask. We're 85th on the list, with eight parishes. The least popular..? “Asaph,” with two parishes (heck, even St. Cuthbert has five parishes named for him).