Orthodox Anglican Communion

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The Orthodox Anglican Communion (OAC) is a communion of churches established in the United States, in 1964 or 1967, [1] by James Parker Dees. [2] It was formed outside of the See of Canterbury and is not part of the Anglican Communion. [1] The OAC adheres to the doctrine, discipline and worship contained in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and the 1562 Articles of Religion . [3]

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The OAC was created as a conservative alternative to the mainstream Anglican Communion. [2] Its presiding bishop also serves as its metropolitan. [3] [4] It claims to have "over one million lay members". [1]

Orthodox Anglican Church

Orthodox Anglican Church
Orthodox Anglican Church Crest.jpg
Crest of the Orthodox Anglican Church
Orientation Anglicanism
Polity Episcopal
Presiding bishopJoshua A Arena-Gilliam
AssociationsOrthodox Anglican Communion
Official website orthodoxanglican.us

The Orthodox Anglican Church is a member of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. [1] It was founded as the Anglican Orthodox Church in 1963 or 1964 by James Parker Dees, in Statesville, North Carolina. [2] [5]

Dees died in 1990 and was succeeded as leader by George Schneller. Schneller resigned soon after due to illnesses, and the leader became Robert J. Godfrey. In 2000, Godfrey resigned; Scott McLaughlin succeeded him as leader, [2] [5] followed by Thomas Gordon. As of July 27, 2024, former ACNA clergyman Joshua Arena-Gilliam serves as the presiding bishop.

In 1999, the group changed its name to Episcopal Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America. [6] It then changed to Orthodox Anglican Church in 2005. [7]

The organization "champions the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, emphasizes Christian orthodoxy, and insists on high moral standards". [2]

Godfrey and McLaughlin were signatories to the Bartonville Agreement in 1999. In 2007, McLaughlin signed a Covenant of Intercommunion between the Orthodox Anglican Church and the Old Catholic Church in Slovakia  [ cs; de; it; pl; sk ], represented by Archbishop Augustín Bačinský  [ cs; pl; sk ]. [8]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Affiliation | The Orthodox Anglican Church - North America" . Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Melton, J. Gordon (2009). "Orthodox Anglican Church". Melton's encyclopedia of American religions. Chapter 3: Western Liturgical Family, Part II: Anglicanism (8th ed.). Detroit: Gale Cengage Learning. p. 165. ISBN   978-0-7876-9696-2.
  3. 1 2 "THE CANONS OF THE ORTHODOX ANGLICAN COMMUNION" (PDF). The Orthodox Anglican Communion.
  4. ↑ "Our Metropolitan | Orthodox Anglican Communion" . Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  5. 1 2 "Anglicans Online | Churches not 'in the Communion'". anglicansonline.org. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  6. ↑ "Articles of amendment of the Anglican Orthodox church, Inc". Archived from the original on 2022-06-21.
  7. ↑ "Articles of amendment of the Episcopal Orthodox christian archdiocese of America". Archived from the original on 2022-06-21.
  8. ↑ A Covenant Between The Old Catholic Church In Slovakia and the Orthodox Anglican Church Archived 2007-08-21 at the Wayback Machine April 25, 2007.
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