{"id":131391,"date":"2020-06-15T15:50:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T19:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.episcopalchurch.org\/?page_id=131391"},"modified":"2022-09-16T12:29:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T16:29:13","slug":"anglican-communion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/organizations-affiliations\/anglican-communion\/","title":{"rendered":"Anglican Communion"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-hero-banner alignfull\"\n            style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/anglicanCommunion_hero-scaled-e1592250672475.jpg)\"\n          >\n      <div\n        class=\"hero-banner\"\n      >\n        <div class=\"hero-banner-wrapper\">\n          <h1 class=\"episcopal-hero-title\">\n                        The Anglican Communion                      <\/h1>\n                    <ul class=\"social-nav\">\n                                              <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n\n<p>The Anglican Communion is the gathering of Anglican and Episcopal churches from around the world. Today, the Anglican Communion comprises more than 80 million members in 44 regional and national member churches in more than 160 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/img_1678-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131398\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/img_1678-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/img_1678-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/img_1678-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/img_1678-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/img_1678-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/img_1678-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Episcopal Church is part of the Anglican Communion and is composed of 108 dioceses in 22 nations and territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the head of the Anglican Communion is the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Episcopal Church, established shortly after the American Revolution, has its roots in the Anglican Church. The Anglican Church, known as the Church of England, had a strong following in colonial America. But when the colonies won their independence, the majority of the United States&#8217; Anglican clergy refused to swear allegiance to the British monarch as was required. As a result, The Episcopal Church was formed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vibrancy of the Anglican Communion reflects the lives of its congregants and their commitment to God\u2019s mission in the world. <strong>Click the boxes below for additional information.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default has-hover-effect\"\n      style=\"background-color: #407EC9;color: #fff;justify-content: flex-end;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-end;\"\n      >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/who-we-are\/anglican-communion\/provinces\/\" class=\"callout-url\"><\/a>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Provinces of the Anglican Communion<\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default has-hover-effect\"\n      style=\"background-color: #407EC9;color: #fff;justify-content: flex-end;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-end;\"\n      >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/who-we-are\/anglican-communion\/networks\/\" class=\"callout-url\"><\/a>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Networks of the Anglican Communion<\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default has-hover-effect\"\n      style=\"background-color: #407EC9;color: #fff;justify-content: flex-end;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-end;\"\n      >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicancommunion.org\/\" class=\"callout-url\"><\/a>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Anglican Communion<\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Anglican Communion is the gathering of Anglican and Episcopal churches from around the world. 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