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References
- 1 2 "Congregational Reporting: 2023 in Review" (PDF). Anglican Church in North America. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ↑ Local Churches and Deaneries
- ↑ Diocese of Western Anglicans Formed, Virtue Online, 19 May 2009
- ↑ New bishop consecrated for Western Anglicans, ACNA Official Website