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[[File:Anglican rose.svg|thumb|The Anglican Rose, Flag of the Anglican Communion, with Greek inscription "The truth will set you free"]]'''The Anglican Communion''' is the world-wide body of Anglican churches, in communion with the [[Church of England]]. It is the third largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] is recognised as first among equals of the bishops of the Anglican Communion. | [[File:Anglican rose.svg|thumb|The Anglican Rose, Flag of the Anglican Communion, with Greek inscription "The truth will set you free"]]'''The Anglican Communion''' is the world-wide body of Anglican churches, in communion with the [[Church of England]]. It is the third largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] is recognised as first among equals of the bishops of the Anglican Communion. | ||
The Communion includes 38 provinces worldwide, those in the UK and Ireland being: | |||
*the Province of [[Canterbury]] | |||
*the province of [[York]] | |||
*the [[Church in Wales]] | |||
*the province of [[Armagh]] | |||
*the Province of [[Dublin]] | |||
[[Category:International]] | [[Category:International]] | ||
[[Category:Anglican]] | [[Category:Anglican]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 14 September 2015
The Anglican Communion is the world-wide body of Anglican churches, in communion with the Church of England. It is the third largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Archbishop of Canterbury is recognised as first among equals of the bishops of the Anglican Communion.
The Communion includes 38 provinces worldwide, those in the UK and Ireland being:
- the Province of Canterbury
- the province of York
- the Church in Wales
- the province of Armagh
- the Province of Dublin