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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglican community in South Africa | 1 |
| synod of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa | 1 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
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:
Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
subject surface form:
Provincial Synod (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:
Diocese of St Helena
subject surface form:
Provincial Synod (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
subject surface form:
Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
subject surface form:
Provincial Synod (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
subject surface form:
Diocese of St Helena