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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 - Summary of Issues
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Gay bishop controversy
• Anglican views of homosexuality - 2004 Church Letter
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Subsequent Division
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Windsor Report and 2005 Primates Meeting
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Stance of Churches
• Anglican views of homosexuality - Church of England
• 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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The Church in Wales (Welsh: Yr Eglwys Yng Nghymru) is a member Church of the Anglican Communion, consisting of six dioceses in Wales. Church in Wales - History. From the Middle Ages until 1920, the Welsh dioceses were part of the Province of Canterbury of the Catholic Church, and following the Reformation of the Church of England (under the Archbishop of Canterbury). The Established Church in Wales was the Church of England. (It is important to note that since the time of Henry VIII Wales had ...

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The Anglican Province of Christ the King is a continuing Anglican church with traditional forms both of doctrine and liturgy. Five dioceses with parishes and missions throughout the United States comprise the province, which separated from the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and the Anglican Communion in 1977. Anglican Province of Christ the King - External link. Official site Archbishop of Canterbury | Lambeth Conference | Anglican Consultative Cou ...

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The Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) is a Christian missionary organization active in the United States. Established in 2000, it aims to be an alternative jurisdiction to the Episcopal Church of the USA, the long-established denomination for Anglican Communion members in the United States. The AMiA was formed by conservative Episcopalians and Anglicans who see the Episcopal Church of the United Sates (ECUSA) as apostate, thus lacking legitimate authority. AMiA members criticize the ECUSA's accepting sexually active h ...

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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 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 Church of Bangladesh is a protestant church of the Anglican Communion in Bangladesh. It is in fact a united church, having been formed by the union of various protestant churches in the region. Archbishop of Canterbury | Lambeth Conference | Anglican Consultative Council | Primates' Meeting Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia | Australia | Bangladesh | Brazil | Burundi | Canada | Central Africa | Central America | Congo | Cuba | England | Hong Kong | Ireland | Japan | Jerusalem and the ...

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The Church of Pakistan is a protestant united church in Pakistan, which is part of the Anglican Communion. Despite the presence of this official body, Christians in Pakistan has been the victims of significant persecution on a local level in the 20th century. See also Christianity in Pakistan Archbishop of Canterbury | Lambeth Conference | Anglican Consultative Council | Primates' Meeting Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia | Australia | Bangladesh | Brazil | Burundi | Canada | Central Africa | Centr ...

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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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The Church of the Province of West Africa is a province of the Anglican Communion, covering a number of sees in West Africa, specifically in Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone. The current primate of the province is Archbishop Justice Akrofi. It was established on 17 April 1953 by the bishops of five West African dioceses, with the consent of the Archbishop of Canterbury. In February 1979, the new Church of Nigeria was inaugurated, while the Dioceses of Accra, Kumasi, Liberia, Gambia and Guinea and Sierra Leone ...

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The Church of the Province of Southern Africa is the Anglican province in the southern part of Africa, including dioceses in Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Saint Helena, South Africa and Swaziland. The primate is the Archbishop of Cape Town. The current archbishop is Njongonkulu Ndungane. His predecessor was Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu. As of 2005, the church has announced plans to change its name to the Anglican Church of Southern Africa by 2008. The province is regarded as the most liberal Anglican province ...

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The Church of North India is the dominant Protestant denomination in northern India. Ecumenical discussions with a view to a unified church were in progress in India as early as 1929; talks involved primarily the Anglican Church in India — then called the Church of India, later (after Partition) the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon —, the Methodists and the Baptist Council of Indian Churches. Most smaller Protestant churches joined the negotiations over time; however, when the Church of North India was formally inaugurated on the 29th of November, 1970, the Me ...

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Province of the Church of Uganda in Uganda is a member church of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are twenty-nine dioceses that make up the Province of the Church of Uganda, each one headed by a Bishop. Each diocese is divided into Archdeaconries, each headed by a Senior Priest. The Archdeaconries are further sub divided into Parishes, headed by a Parish Priest. Parishes are further sub divided into sub-parishes, headed by Lay Readers. The current Archbishop is Henry Luke Orombi[1] who was previously Bishop of Nebbi, and is an Alur. Archbishop of Canterbury | Lambeth Confere ...

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Archbishop of New Zealand - Archbishops of New Zealand 1902-date. Churchill Julius (1902–1925) Alfred Averill (1925–1940) Campbell West-Watson (1940–1952) Reginald Owen (1952–1961) Norman Lesser (1961–1971) Allen Johnston (1972–1980) Paul Reeves (1980–1985) Brian Davis (1985–1997) John Paterson (1998–2004) (Presiding Bishop) Whakahuihui Vercoe (2004—) ...

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Archbishop of New Zealand, Archbishop of New Zealand - Primates of New Zealand, Archbishop of New Zealand - Archbishops of New Zealand 1902-date, Archbishop of New Zealand - External link

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Within the Anglican Communion there is diverse opinion over homosexuality. Anglican views of homosexuality - Church of England. 26,000,000 members The issue erupted when Jeffrey John, a gay canon, was elected Bishop of Reading in May 2003. Before he could take up his post there was strong opposition from a minority of Bishops and he was persuaded to resign. However, many senior Bishops have voiced disappointment at his decision to resig ...

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Anglican views of homosexuality, Anglican views of homosexuality - Summary of Issues, Anglican views of homosexuality - Gay bishop controversy, Anglican views of homosexuality - The 2003 Lambeth Palace meeting, Anglican views of homosexuality - 2004 Church Letter, Anglican views of homosexuality - Subsequent Division, Anglican views of homosexuality - Windsor Report and 2005 Primates Meeting, Anglican views of homosexuality - Stance of Churches, Anglican views of homosexuality - Church of England, 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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From the Middle Ages until 1920, the Welsh dioceses were part of the Province of Canterbury of the Catholic Church, and following the Reformation of the Church of England (under the Archbishop of Canterbury). The Established Church in Wales was the Church of England. (It is important to note that since the time of Henry VIII Wales had been absorbed into England as a legal entity and this has only been changed in the later twentieth century; thus Welsh Disestablishment was one way of asserting a national identity.) During the 19th century the ...

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In the Church of England, General Synod was instituted in 1970 and is the culmination of a process of rediscovering self-government for the Church of England that had started in the 1850s. The General Synod is unique in that it is the only body to which Parliament had delegated the power to pass Measures, which become part of English law. The Church Assembly, the predecessor of the General Synod, was in 1919 given the power to pass legislation on any matter to do with the Church of England; if Parliament accepts the Measures, then they become law – if MPs or members of the House of Lords are not happy with a ...

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The Church of England, although an established church, does not receive any direct government support. Donations comprise its largest source of income, though it also relies heavily on the income from its various historic endowments. As of 2005, the Church of England had estimated total outgoings of around £900 million. Historically, individual parishes both raised and spent the vast majority of the Church's funding, meaning that clergy pay depended on the wealth of the parish, and parish advowsons (the right to appoint clergy to par ...

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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 it does not accept Papal authority; Catholic, in that it views itself as the 'unbroken continuation of the early apostolic and later medieval' "universal church", rather than as a 'new formation'. In its practices, furthermore, the Church of England remains closer to Roman Catholicism than mos ...

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