Anglican imports. (Schism).A growing number of conservative Episcopalians who consider the denomination too liberal on issues such as homosexuality and female priests have decided to import their faith instead. Former members of the Episcopal Church Episcopal Church, Anglican church of the United States. Its separate existence as an American ecclesiastical body with its own episcopate began in 1789. Doctrine and Organization USA have convinced conservative Anglican archbishops in Rwanda and Singapore to declare the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. mission territory. That means those bishops can appoint American "missionary" clergy to set up Anglican churches in the United States that would be governed by those in Singapore and Rwanda. (The Episcopal Church and the Anglican churches in Africa and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. are extensions of the Church of England Church of England: see England, Church of. .) Officials have already appointed six "missionary bishops," including the Reverend Charles Murphy There have been a number of notable people named Charles Murphy:
There are currently 40 such Anglican churches in the United States, mostly in the South but also in Colorado and as far north as Michigan. |
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