The Anglican Church in Brazil ( pt, Igreja Anglicana no Brasil) is an

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denomination in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. It is not a member of the

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, but is in full communion with other provinces of the

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and the

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History

The church had its origin in a 2005 split in which the Diocese of Recife, led by

Robinson Cavalcanti Edward Robinson de Barros Cavalcanti (Recife, 21 June 1944 – Olinda, 26 February 2012) was a Brazilian Anglican bishop. He was the conservative bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Recife, in the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil. He led his dio ...

, left the

Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil ( pt, Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil – IEAB) is the 19th province of the Anglican Communion, covering the country of Brazil. It is composed of nine dioceses and one missionary district, each hea ...

, because it had rejected the official Anglican stance on

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, 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

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, as an extraprovincial diocese, and the

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. At the same time they started church planting outside their territory, aiming to start a new conservative Anglican province in

. On 12 May 2018 the Anglican Church in Brazil was constituted as a

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

, with three dioceses, 54 communities, and Miguel Uchôa as the first Archbishop and

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. It is not recognised as a member of the

, but has been described as the "41st province in the Anglican Communion" by the conservative grouping

(GAFCON). 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."

Dioceses

The church is organized in three dioceses and a missionary region. They are: *

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(Bishop: Miguel Uchôa; Assistant Bishops: Flavio Adair and Evilásio Tenorio) * João Pessoa (Bishop: Márcio Meira) * Vitória (Bishop: Márcio Simões) * Missionary Region

Relation with other churches

The Anglican Church in Brazil has broken any ties with the liberal

. It is in full communion with all the

Global South (Anglican) The Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches, formerly known as Global South (Anglican), is a grouping of 24 Anglican churches, of which 22 are provinces of the Anglican Communion, plus the Anglican Church in North America and the Anglican Ch ...

and the

provinces, including those who aren't members of the

, like the

Anglican Church in North America The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) is a Christian denomination in the Anglican tradition in the United States and Canada. It also includes ten congregations in Mexico, two mission churches in Guatemala, and a missionary diocese in Cuba ...

. The province is also a member of the Rede Inspire (Inspire Net), an association of around 400 churches in

. The Anglican Church in Brazil was represented at GAFCON III, held in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, on 17–22 June 2018, by a 15 members delegation, including Primate Miguel Uchôa.GAFCON III largest pan-Anglican gathering since Toronto Congress of 1963, Anglican Ink, 20 June 2018
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References

External links

* {{Official, https://www.anglicananobrasil.com Anglican denominations in South America Anglicanism in Brazil Christian organizations established in 2018 Anglican realignment denominations Anglican denominations established in the 21st century