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Extra-provincial Anglican churches

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The extra-provincial Anglican churches are a group of small, semi-independent church entities within the Anglican Communion. Unlike the larger member churches of the Communion, extra-provincial churches are not part of an ecclesiastical province and are subject to the metropolitical oversight of the Archbishop of Canterbury or theoretically of another bishop (Tasmania is a case in point, see below). As of 2023 there were six extra-provincial churches.[1] In almost every case, these churches consist of just one diocese, although the Church of Ceylon is an exception, having two.

Under the metropolitical oversight of the Archbishop of Canterbury:[2]

Under the metropolitical oversight of the Primate of Australia (since 1 January 1962):

Prior to 1962, Tasmania had been under the metropolitical oversight of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

References

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  1. ↑ "Extra-provincial Anglican churches 2023". Union Between Christians. 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Extra-provincial Anglican churches 2023" (PDF). The Anglican Communion. 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Falkland Islands". The Anglican Communion. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "the Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain". The Anglican Communion. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Angela Grutzner, The Australian Anglican Directory (Melbourne: Publishing Solutions, 2009): 7.