The Anglican Communion is a world-wide organisation of Anglican Churches. There is no single "Anglican Church" since each national or regional church has full autonomy; as the name suggests, rather, the Anglican Communion is an association of these churches in full communion with each other and particularly with the Church of England, which may be regarded as the "mother church" of the worldwide communion. Fo ...

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Main article: see History of the Anglican Communion The Anglican Communion is a relatively recent concept. Ever since the Church of England (which until the 20th century included the Church in Wales) broke from Rome in the reign of Henry VIII, it has thought of itself not as a new foundation but rather as a reformed continuation of the ancient "English church" and a reassertion of that church's rights. ...

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In most of the Anglican Communion the dean is the chief resident clergyperson of a cathedral or other collegiate church and the head of the chapter of canons. He or she is styled "The Very Reverend". Some influential deaneries include the Dean of St Paul's and the Dean of Canterbury. In the Anglican Church of Canada, this person is referred to as "Rector of [Cathedral] and Dean of [Diocese]". Thus, Peter Elliott is Rector of ...

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Although the Easter Vigil is not universal in the Anglican Communion, its use has become far more common in recent decades. Formerly it was only common in parishes in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. The service follows more or less the same form as in the Roman Catholic Church. The current version of the Book of Common Prayer used by the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, for example, begins the service similarly to the description of the Roman Catholic service above, with some differences in names and custom. For example, the lessons from t ...

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The title is often encountered in the churches of the Anglican Communion, which is divided into provinces each of which usually has a metropolitan. The senior metropolitan in the national church is called the primate, though this title was only in recent years added by the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. In England, however, the metropolitans of the two provinces of Canterbury and York, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York, are Primate of All England and Pri ...

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The Anglican Communion Network (officially the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes) is a theologically conservative network of dioceses and parishes that are currently a part of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA). It was officially formed in January 2004 at a conference in Plano, Texas attended by several hundred priests and lay leaders, including 12 Episcopal bishops. Its main intent is to provide a system to supply theologically conservative leadership and church oversight to Anglican ...

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The Anglican Communion Primates' Meetings are regular meetings of the senior archbishops and bishops (the Primates) of each province of the Anglican Communion. The Primates' Meeting was established by Archbishop of Canterbury Donald Coggan in 1978 as an opportunity for “leisurely thought, prayer and deep consultation”. The first meeting was held in 1979. Anglican Communion Primates' Meeting - External link. ACO.org Archbishop of Canterbury | Lambeth Conference | ...

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The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the 'mother' and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. Church of England - Theology and sociology. The Church of England considers itself to stand both in a reformed tradition and in a catholic (but not Roman Catholic) church tradition: Reformed insofar as many of the principles of the Protestant Reformation have influenced it, and insofar as ...

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• Church of England - Appointments
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• Church of England - Financial situation
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A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to succeed the current bishop of a diocese. Coadjutor bishop - Roman Catholic Church. In the Roman Catholic Church, a coadjutor bishop or a coadjutor archbishop is a bishop or archbishop that has been appointed by the Pope to assist a diocesan bishop or archbishop with his diocese. Unlike auxiliary bishops, coadjutors are given the automatic right of succession to the episcopal se ...

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• Coadjutor bishop - Lutheran Church

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Primate (from the Latin Primus, "first") is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority (title of authority) or ceremonial precedence (title of honor). Primate religion - Orthodox Christianity. In the Orthodox churches, Primate is often used in the general sense of the head of an autocephalous or autonomous church, but not as a specific title. Thus, the Patriarch of Moscow and All R ...

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The cope is a liturgical vestment, which may be of any liturgical colour, and is like a very long mantle or cloak, fastened at the breast by a clasp. A cope may be worn by any rank of the clergy, or indeed the laity in certain circumstances, as it is not a vestment in the strictest sense of the word. If worn by a bishop it should be accompanied by a Mitre. The often highly ornamented clasp is called a morse. Cope - Use of the Cope in the Roman Catholic Church. It is generally worn by t ...

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A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. Priests have been known since the earliest times and in the simplest societies (see shaman and oracle). There are priests in some branches of Christianity, Shintoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and many others, though each culture has a local denomination for the priestly office. Priests are generally regarded as having good contact with the deities of the religion ...

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also known as "The Eucharist" or "The Lord's Supper" Theology Consecration Consubstantiation Memorialism Real Presence Transubstantiation Theologies contrasted Important theologians Paul ·Aquinas Augustine · Calvin Chrysostom · Cranmer Luther · Zwingli Related Articles Christianity Catholic Historic Roots Closed and Open Table Divine Liturgy Eucharistic adoration Eucharistic discipline First Communion Infant Commun ...

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• Eucharist - Anglicans/Episcopalians: Real Presence with Opinion
• Eucharist - Lutherans: presence as in with and under the forms—the Sacramental Union
• Eucharist - Methodism: presence as mystery
• Eucharist - Calvinist Reformed: spiritual feeding pneumatic presence
• Eucharist - Reformed/Congregational: no Real Presence
• Eucharist - Summary of views
• Eucharist - Ritual and liturgy
• Eucharist - The Agape feast
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• Eucharist - Open and closed communion
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The issue of homosexuality remains a controversy in the Anglican Communion. During the thirteenth Lambeth Conference in 1998 it was decided that ordaining non-celibate gay clergy was "incompatible with Scripture" by a vote of 526-70; however it also contained a statement declaring this policy would not be the final word and research would continue. Other resolutions passed include "Issues in Human Sexuality" which was approved in 1991 stating stable sa ...

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• Anglican views of homosexuality - Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Anglican Church of Australia
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Anglican Church of Canada
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Church of the Province of Central Africa
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Church of Ireland
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Anglican Church of Kenya
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Church of Nigeria
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Scottish Episcopal Church
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Church of the Province of Southern Africa
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Episcopal Church of the Sudan
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Anglican Church of Tanzania
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Church of the Province of Uganda
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Episcopal Church in the United States of America
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Church of the Province of West Africa
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Church of the Province of the West Indies

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Monasticism in Christianity is a family of similar traditions that began to develop early in the history of the Christian Church, modeled upon scriptural examples and ideals, but not mandated as an institution by the Scriptures. While most people think of Christian or Catholic monks or nuns as "something to do with living in a monastery", from the Church's point of view the focus has nothing to do with living in a monastery or performing any specific activity, rather the focus is on an ideal called the religious life, also called the ...

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• Christian monasticism - Protestant Monasticism
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The Anglican Consultative Council is one of the four "Instruments of Unity" of the Anglican Communion. It was created by a resolution of the 1968 Lambeth Conference. The council, which includes Anglican bishops, clergy and laity, meets every two or three years in different parts of the world. The Anglican Consultative Council has a permanent secretariat (the Anglican Communion Office), based at Saint Andrew's House, London, which is responsible for organizing meetings of the "Instruments of Unity". The Archbishop of Canterbury serves ...

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The Anglican Church of Korea is the province of the Anglican Communion in North and South Korea. Founded in 1889 there are at present over 100 parish and mission churches with roughly 50,000 members in the church. Anglican Church of Korea - History. Anglican Church of Korea - Birth of the Anglican Church of Korea. The birth of the Anglican Church of Korea can be traced back to the 1st of November 1889 when Bishop Charles John Corfe was ordained at Westminster Abbey and inaugurat ...

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The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) is the Canadian branch of the Anglican Communion. It is made up of 800,000 members worshipping in 30 dioceses; over 2 million Canadians, or 6.9% of the population, declared themselves as Anglican in the 2001 Census. The Primate of the church is the Most Rev. Andrew Hutchison. The chief governing body of the church is the General Synod, which meets every three years and is made up of lay people, priests, and bishops from each diocese. The church is in full communion with the Evang ...

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• Anglican Church of Canada - History
• Anglican Church of Canada - Primates
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The Continuing Anglican Movement is a group of Christian churches which follow the Anglican tradition but which split from a province of the Anglican Communion because of its perceived rejection of orthodoxy. The movement originated in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA) and the Anglican Church of Canada. Related churches in other countries, such as the Church of England (Continuing) and the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia, were established later. The most controversial issues were the decisions made in various countries to ordain women and to make theological ch ...

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