Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan
Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan | |
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Classification | Holy Bible |
Theology | Anglican doctrine |
Polity | Episcopal |
Primate | Ezekiel Kondo |
Headquarters | Khartoum, Sudan |
Territory | Sudan |
Members | 1.1 million |
The Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan is a province of the
History
The entire country of Sudan comprised the Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan, created in 1976. After the secession of South Sudan, in 2011, it was decided to create an internal (or metropolitical) province comprising the dioceses of Sudan, but to maintain the overall unity of the church across Sudan and South Sudan, at the General Synod, in November 2013.[2] The Internal Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan was created, comprising the 5 dioceses situated in Northern Sudan. Ezekiel Kondo, the Bishop of Khartoum, was elected the first archbishop on 4 April 2014.[3]
Many in Sudan believed that this internal province should be given full autonomy as a new Anglican province, with the expectation that the
Membership
There are approximately 1,000,000 Anglicans in Sudan.[7]
Archbishops
- Ezekiel Kondo, 2017–present
Dioceses
- El Obeid
- Kadugli and Nuba Mountains
- Khartoum
- Port Sudan
- Wad Medani
Anglican realignment
The new province is associated to the
The province wasn't able to send representatives to GAFCON III, held in Jerusalem between 17 and 22 June 2018, due to the fact that Sudan did not allow their citizens to travel to Israel.[9]
References
- ^ "Celebration as Sudan becomes Anglican Communion 39th province, Anglican Communion News Service, 31 July 2017". Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Sudan synod rejects call to divide: The Church of England Newspaper, December 13, 2013". Conger. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "An Archbishop for Northern Sudan". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ Report on visiting team at ACNS.
- ^ "Sudan announced as a new Province within the Anglican Communion, Anglican Communion News Service, 10 March 2017". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Celebration as Sudan becomes Anglican Communion 39th province, Anglican Communion News Service, 31 July 2017". Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Celebrations in Sudan as new internal provincial Archbishop enthroned, Anglican Communion News Service, 28 July 2014". Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "ATLANTA: 2000 Anglicans Participate in Historic Investiture of New Anglican Archbishop - Virtueonline – The Voice for Global Orthodox Anglicanism". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ GAFCON III largest pan-Anglican gathering since Toronto Congress of 1963, Anglican Ink, 20 June 2018