New Archbishop of Wales The Most Revd John Davies. John Davies, who has served as the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon for the past nine years, has been chosen as the 13th Archbishop of Wales. He succeeds Dr Barry Morgan who retired in January after 14 years as the leader of the Church in Wales. His election is also historic as this is the first time a Bishop of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon has been elected as Archbishop of Wales. Archbishop John was elected having secured a two-thirds majority vote from members of the Electoral College on the…
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This October the leaders of four Continuing Anglican Churches. The Anglican Church in America (ACA), the Anglican Catholic Church (ACC), the Anglican Province of America (APA), and the Diocese of the Holy Cross (DHC)—will gather in Atlanta for a series of joint synods to formally recognize their growing affinity and to sign an historic statement of full communion. While all four Churches seek closer relations with other ecclesial bodies with Anglican backgrounds, they differ from most of them in a firm belief that innovations since the mid-1970s such as modernist liturgies and the purported ordination of women to Holy Orders…
My dear people of God, GAFCON is not just an organisation, but a movement that God has raised up and by his grace continues to work through. I have just returned from a visit to the Anglican Church in North America and rejoice in its continued growth and vitality. This is yet another reminder of the wonderful partnership we enjoy as confessing Anglicans and which we will celebrate with great joy as we gather in Jerusalem next year for our third Global Anglican Future Conference. GAFCON is about hope and the future. It is about godly unity and faithful witness…
As Nigeria marks 57th anniversary of its independence, Archbishop of Lagos Ecclesiastical Province (Anglican Communion), Dr Olusina Fape, says Nigeria at 57 is sick and confused because the leaders and the led are suffering from corruption and selfishness. The clergyman also said the bloods of former Minister of Justice, Bola Ige, renowned journalists, Dele Giwa , Kudirat Abiola and Funsho Williams who were victims of assassinations, whom he described as “innocent souls” are crying for vengeance. Fape spoke on Sunday while preaching during a 57th special independence anniversary of Nigeria held at Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Ake, Abeokuta. The…