The Orthodox Anglican Communion (OAC) is a communion of churches established in the United States, in 1964 or 1967,[1] by James Parker Dees.[2] It was formed outside of the See of Canterbury and is not part of the Anglican Communion.[1] The OAC adheres to the doctrine, discipline and worship contained in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and the 1562 Articles of Religion.[3]
The OAC was created as a conservative alternative to the mainstream Anglican Communion.[2] Its presiding bishop also serves as its metropolitan.[3][4] It claims to have "over one million lay members".[1]
Orthodox Anglican Church
edit| Orthodox Anglican Church | |
|---|---|
| Crest of the Orthodox Anglican Church | |
| Orientation | Anglicanism |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Presiding bishop | Thomas Gordon |
| Associations | Orthodox Anglican Communion |
| Official website | orthodoxanglican.us |
The Orthodox Anglican Church is a member of the Orthodox Anglican Communion.[1] It was founded as the Anglican Orthodox Church in 1963 or 1964 by James Parker Dees, in Statesville, North Carolina.[2][5]
Dees died in 1990 and was succeeded as leader by George Schneller. Schneller resigned soon after due to illnesses, and the leader became Robert J. Godfrey. In 2000, Godfrey resigned; Scott McLaughlin succeeded him as leader.[2][5]
In 1999, the group changed its name to Episcopal Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America.[6] It then changed to Orthodox Anglican Church in 2005.[7]
The organization "champions the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, emphasizes Christian orthodoxy, and insists on high moral standards".[2]
Godfrey and McLaughlin were signatories to the Bartonville Agreement in 1999. In 2007, McLaughlin signed a Covenant of Intercommunion between the Orthodox Anglican Church and the Old Catholic Church in Slovakia, represented by Archbishop Augustín Bačinský.[8]
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edit- ^ a b c d "Affiliation | The Orthodox Anglican Church - North America". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ a b c d e Melton, J. Gordon (2009). "Orthodox Anglican Church". Melton's encyclopedia of American religions. Chapter 3: Western Liturgical Family, Part II: Anglicanism (8th ed.). Detroit: Gale Cengage Learning. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-7876-9696-2.
- ^ a b "THE CANONS OF THE ORTHODOX ANGLICAN COMMUNION" (PDF). The Orthodox Anglican Communion.
- ^ "Our Metropolitan | Orthodox Anglican Communion". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ a b "Anglicans Online | Churches not 'in the Communion'". anglicansonline.org. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20220621042843/https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/imaging/download/1b_8547893_ca32983ccc804de18655a1a13c148158
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20220621042955/https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/imaging/download/1b_14667583_962ec61a860045389e18e8a1a115f88d
- ^ A Covenant Between The Old Catholic Church In Slovakia and the Orthodox Anglican Church Archived 2007-08-21 at the Wayback Machine April 25, 2007.
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