Anglican Church in Brazil
Anglican Church in Brazil | |
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Igreja Anglicana no Brasil | |
Anglican | |
Governance | Episcopal |
Primate | Miguel Uchôa |
Associations | GAFCON, Global South |
Origin | 2018 |
Separated from | Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil |
The Anglican Church in Brazil (
History
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The church had its origin in a 2005 split in which the Diocese of Recife, led by Robinson Cavalcanti, left the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil, because it had rejected the official Anglican stance on homosexuality, expressed at the Lambeth 1.10 Resolution in 1998.
The Diocese of Recife organized in the Anglican Church-Diocese of Recife and became associated to the
On 12 May 2018 the Anglican Church in Brazil was constituted as a
Archbishop Peter Jensen argues that the division was "not over a matter of church politics or personal ambition" but was "a matter of the fundamentals of the faith, of what makes a true church, of the authority of God's word."[5]
Dioceses
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The church is organized in three dioceses and a missionary region.
Diocese | Territory | Cathedral | See city | Bishop(s) | Number of congregations (2023) |
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Recife | Pernambuco (coastal region) | Anglican Parish of the Holy Spirit | Recife | Miguel Uchôa (diocesan) Flavio Adair, Evilásio Tenorio (assistant) |
17[6] |
Vitória | Pernambuco (agreste and sertão regions) | Cathedral of the Resurrection | Vitória de Santo Antão | Márcio Simões | 10[7] |
João Pessoa | Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Espírito Santo | Cathedral of the Anglican Communion | João Pessoa | Márcio Meira (diocesan) Eric Rodrigues (assistant) |
34[8] |
Missionary Region | Non-diocesan areas of Brazil, northern South America and Central America[9] | None | None | Flavio Adair | N/A |
Relations with other churches
The Anglican Church in Brazil has broken any ties with the liberal
The Anglican Church in Brazil was represented at GAFCON III, held in Jerusalem, on 17–22 June 2018, by a 15-member delegation, including Primate Miguel Uchôa.[11]
References
- ^ "Anglican Communion: Member Churches". Anglican Communion Website. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- GAFCON. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Anglican Communion: Member Churches". Anglican Communion Website. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Farley, Harry (14 May 2018). "Conservatives launch breakaway Anglican church in Brazil". Christian Today. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- GAFCON. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Igrejas - Diocese de Recife" (in Portuguese). Igreja Anglicana no Brasil. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Igrejas - Diocese de Vitória" (in Portuguese). Igreja Anglicana no Brasil. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Igrejas - Diocese de João Pessoa" (in Portuguese). Igreja Anglicana no Brasil. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "GETTING TO KNOW THE FAMILY OF CAMINEMOS JUNTOS: FLAVIO". Caminenos Juntos. September 18, 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Igreja Anglicana no Brasil Quem Somos, Anglican Church in Brazil Official Website (Portuguese)
- ^ GAFCON III largest pan-Anglican gathering since Toronto Congress of 1963, Anglican Ink, 20 June 2018