Vicars general and episcopal vicars must be priests or bishops. Churches having episcopal polity are governed by bishops. Some evangelical denominations operate according to episcopal polity or presbyterian polity. The city is home to eleven Catholic churches and six Episcopal churches. The remainder are affiliated with Continuing Anglican or Evangelical Episcopal denominations. Emory College was founded in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by the Methodist Episcopal Church. Christopher Smith will be rector and episcopal vicar. No denomination was more active in supporting the Union than the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church. Remnants of Catholic and Episcopal religion remained, however. He is commemorated in the liturgical calendars of the Episcopal and Lutheran churches. Zimbalist was baptized in the Episcopal Church. Lowe was baptized into the Episcopal church. He was baptized in the Episcopal Church. The family belonged to the Episcopal Church.