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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
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The Province of the Anglican Communion
The Episcopal Church is the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States, Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe. As of 2010, it is a church of 2,057,292 baptized members making it the fifteenth largest Christian denomination in the U.S. In keeping with Anglican tradition and theology, the Episcopal Church considers itself "Protestant, yet Catholic".
What does the "Province" mean? A division within the Anglican Communion? Isn't Episcopal Church an independent and self-governing body with its own traditions, liturgy?
Is there something like Roman Catholic Communion, if not, then why?
Please help me. Thanks.
What does the "Province" mean? A division within the Anglican Communion? Isn't Episcopal Church an independent and self-governing body with its own traditions, liturgy?
Is there something like Roman Catholic Communion, if not, then why?
Please help me. Thanks.
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I take it as "under the control/jurisdiction of" in this case. "Jurisdiction" can be an area within certain political boundaries, or it can be the [legal] management of some entity.
- I take it as "under the control/jurisdiction of" in this case.
- "Jurisdiction" can be an area within certain political boundaries, or it can be the [legal] management of some entity.
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I take it as "under the control/jurisdiction of" in this case.
"Jurisdiction" can be an area within certain political boundaries, or it can be the [legal] management of some entity.
"Jurisdiction" can be an area within certain political boundaries, or it can be the [legal] management of some entity.
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Hi,
Have a look here. http://orthodoxwiki.org/Anglican_Communion
The Roman Catholic Church has always been very authoritarian in its organization and beliefs. Much more so than the Anglicans.
You need to find a Religious Foru
Have a look here. http://orthodoxwiki.org/Anglican_Communion
The Roman Catholic Church has always been very authoritarian in its organization and beliefs. Much more so than the Anglicans.
You need to find a Religious Foru
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The two churches have no organizational ties. (Catholic and Anglican)
(Of course there are ecumenical organizations which include many denominations.)
To me, what's ambiguous in your excerpt is whether each of the named jurisdictions is under the control of it's own communion, or whether all the named "countries" make up one grand communion, seperate from the Church of England.
(Of course there are ecumenical organizations which include many denominations.)
To me, what's ambiguous in your excerpt is whether each of the named jurisdictions is under the control of it's own communion, or whether all the named "countries" make up one grand communion, seperate from the Church of England.
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As a 45-year member of the Episcopal Church in the United States, I find the original quote quite confusing and incomplete. I can say that 'province' here should refer to a general area of commonality; however I'm not sure that the Anglican Communion itself sees this collection of nations as included in the province of the Episcopal Church, even though there may be Episcopal parishes in each of
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