Traditional Anglicanism in America
Matt Kennedy
TLC: Primates Hold Key to New Province’s Recognition



from TLC

It is the primates, not the Archbishop of Canterbury, who are directly responsible for granting official status to a new Anglican Communion province. That responsibility is spelled out under section 3 of the constitution of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC).
The constitution explains that a new province may be admitted “with the assent of two-thirds of the primates of the Anglican Communion.”
Assuming that at least two-thirds of the primates of the Anglican Communion do consent to the formation of another province in North America when they meet in February, it is likely that the matter would come before the ACC when it meets in Jamaica next May.

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Perhaps, but the ABC alone invites provincial representatives to Lambeth and the Primate’s meetings…and his invitation is presently the determining factor with regard to communion membership. If your province is not invited to Lambeth or the Primates meeting, it’s simply not a constituent member of the Anglican Communion.






Posted November 17, 2008 at 8:46 pm
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