Anglican Church of Southern Africa
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The Anglican Church of Southern Africa is a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion encompassing dioceses mainly in South Africa and neighboring countries, known for its liturgical tradition and influential role in the region’s religious and social life.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican province
ⓘ
Christian denomination ⓘ member church of the Anglican Communion ⓘ |
| allowsOrdinationOf |
women as bishops
ⓘ
women as priests ⓘ |
| churchmanship |
Broad church
ⓘ
High church ⓘ |
| communion | Anglican Communion ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| denomination |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| governingBody |
Provincial Synod
ⓘ
Synod of Bishops ⓘ |
| hasBishops | diocesan bishops ⓘ |
| hasClergy |
deacons
ⓘ
priests ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Archbishop of Cape Town ⓘ |
| hasMission |
evangelism in Southern Africa
ⓘ
pastoral care of Anglicans in Southern Africa ⓘ promotion of justice, peace and reconciliation ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeader |
Desmond Tutu
ⓘ
Njongonkulu Ndungane ⓘ Thabo Makgoba ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cape Town ⓘ |
| knownFor |
education and health ministries
ⓘ
liturgical worship ⓘ role in anti-apartheid struggle ⓘ social justice advocacy ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
local African languages ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition |
Book of Common Prayer
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Common Prayer tradition
|
| orientation |
moderate to conservative on some moral issues
ⓘ
progressive on social justice issues ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
surface form:
worldwide Anglican Communion
|
| polity | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| primatialSee | Cape Town ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Eswatini
ⓘ
Lesotho ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Namibia ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ Saint Helena ⓘ
surface form:
St Helena
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| territorialJurisdiction |
diocese of St Helena
ⓘ
dioceses in Eswatini ⓘ dioceses in Lesotho ⓘ dioceses in Mozambique ⓘ dioceses in Namibia ⓘ dioceses in South Africa ⓘ |
| theology | Anglican theology ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | ecclesiastical province ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
synod of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
this entity surface form:
Anglican community in South Africa
subject surface form:
Provincial Synod (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
subject surface form:
Provincial Synod (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
subject surface form:
Provincial Synod (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
subject surface form:
Diocese of St Helena
subject surface form:
Diocese of St Helena
subject surface form:
Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
subject surface form:
Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
subject surface form:
Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
subject surface form:
Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
subject surface form:
Anglicanism
this entity surface form:
Anglican Church in Southern Africa
subject surface form:
Mpho Tutu van Furth
this entity surface form:
Church of the Province of Southern Africa
this entity surface form:
Church of the Province of Southern Africa
this entity surface form:
Anglican Church in Southern Africa
this entity surface form:
Church of the Province of Southern Africa
this entity surface form:
Church of the Province of Southern Africa
this entity surface form:
Church of the Province of Southern Africa