GAFCON Primates Council

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The GAFCON Primates Council is the leadership body of senior Anglican archbishops and bishops that guides the Global Anglican Future Conference movement and represents its conservative theological stance within the Anglican Communion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican leadership body
governing body
religious council
associatedWith Anglican realignment NERFINISHED
Global South Anglican provinces NERFINISHED
claimsToUphold Jerusalem Declaration NERFINISHED
historic Anglican formularies
composedOf Anglican primates
senior Anglican archbishops
senior Anglican bishops
decisionMakingStyle collegial
denominationalFamily Anglican Communion NERFINISHED
focusArea Anglican identity
church planting
discipline
doctrine
mission
geographicScope global
guides Global Anglican Future Conference movement NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver member provinces of GAFCON in matters of the movement
hasRole doctrinal oversight
leadership of the GAFCON movement
strategic direction for GAFCON
languageOfOperation English
meetsAs council of primates
meetsFrequency periodically
membershipCriterion being a primate or senior bishop of a GAFCON-aligned province
opposes liberal theological trends in parts of the Anglican Communion
organizationalType transnational ecclesial body
partOf Global Anglican Future Conference NERFINISHED
positionOnOrdination opposes ordination of clergy in same-sex relationships
positionOnScripture upholds authority of the Bible
positionOnSexualEthics opposes same-sex marriage in the church
primaryFunction coordinate GAFCON provinces and branches
issue communiqués and statements
recognize and authenticate Anglican jurisdictions aligned with GAFCON
relatedBody GAFCON Assembly NERFINISHED
GAFCON Secretariat NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Anglicanism
represents GAFCON provinces in global Anglican affairs NERFINISHED
conservative theological stance within the Anglican Communion
selfUnderstandsAs guardian of biblical orthodoxy in Anglicanism
shortName GAFCON Primates Council NERFINISHED
stanceTowardCanterbury critical of some decisions of the Archbishop of Canterbury
theologicalOrientation conservative
evangelical Anglican
orthodox Anglican

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Global Anglican Future Conference hasPart GAFCON Primates Council