Group drops name.A group of dissident churches has ceased using the name "Anglican Communion Anglican Communion, the body of churches in all parts of the world that are in communion with the Church of England (see England, Church of). The communion is composed of regional churches, provinces, and separate dioceses bound together by mutual loyalty as in Canada" in compliance with an order from Corporations Canada to change its corporate name following a petition filed by the Anglican Church of Canada. The group announced in January that it has officially renamed itself as the "Anglican Coalition in Canada The Anglican Coalition in Canada (ACiC) is a Canadian religious group somewhat analogous to the Anglican Mission in America. It is under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda. " (ACiC). The group, which includes seven churches formerly affiliated with the diocese DIOCESE, eccl. law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions. 1 B1. Com. 111. of New Westminster New Westminster, city (1991 pop. 43,585), SW British Columbia, Canada, on the Fraser River, part of metropolitan Vancouver. Founded in 1859 as Queensborough, it was the capital of British Columbia until Victoria was made capital after the union of British Columbia and three in Saskatchewan, maintains that it is under the authority of Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda. ACiC was formed in July 2002, a month after the Vancouver-based diocese of New Westminster voted to allow same-sex blessings in the diocese. In January 2005, the Anglican Church of Canada had asked Corporations Canada, a federal agency that regulates corporate names, to stop the group from using "Anglican Communion in Canada," citing that the established church es·tab·lished church n. A church that a government officially recognizes as a national institution and to which it accords support. Established Church Noun is the sole representative of the Anglican Communion in the country. staff |
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