Conservative Anglicans set up a council to lead them, not Archbishop of Canterbury - Reuters
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"Believing the current instruments of communion no longer meet the needs of the majority of Anglicans around the world, the global Anglican Communion is to be led by a conciliar structure."
— Bishop Paul Donison , Executive
"The Global Anglican Council recognises Archbishop Laurent Mbanda as its leader."
— Justin Murff , Other
"The future has arrived, no turning back."
— Archbishop Laurent Mbanda , Executive
"Believing the current instruments of communion no longer meet the needs of the majority of Anglicans around the world, the global Anglican Communion is to be led by a conciliar structure."
— Paul Donison , Activist
"I am also pleased to announce that Archbishop Laurent Mbanda was unanimously elected chairman of the Global Anglican Council."
— Paul Donison , Activist
"Believing the current instruments of communion no longer meet the needs of the majority of Anglicans around the world, the global Anglican Communion is to be led by a conciliar structure."
— Bishop Paul Donison , Executive
"The Global Anglican Council recognises Archbishop Laurent Mbanda as its leader."
— Justin Murff , Other
"The future has arrived, no turning back."
— Archbishop Laurent Mbanda , Executive
"the majority of Anglicans did not want a woman as the head of their Church."
— Henry Ndukuba , Executive
Key People
Archbishop Laurent Mbanda is the chairman of the new council for conservative Anglicans.
Bishop Paul Donison is the secretary-general of the new council set up by conservative Anglicans.
Henry Ndukuba is the Archbishop of the Church of Nigeria.
Justin Murff is a spokesperson for GAFCON, the group establishing the new council.
Laurent Mbanda is a Rwandan archbishop and chairman of the Global Anglican Council.
Paul Donison is a bishop who spoke at the conference announcing the new council.
Sarah Mullally is the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.
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At a conference in Nigeria, conservative Anglicans established a council to lead the global Anglican Communion, directly challenging the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The council comprises bishops, clergy, and lay members with voting rights, and unanimously elected Rwandan Archbishop Laurent Mbanda as chairman, advocating for a conciliar structure over traditional leadership models.
Conservative Anglicans announced the formation of a council to lead the global Anglican Communion, challenging the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The council includes bishops, clergy, and lay members with voting privileges, and elected Rwandan Archbishop Laurent Mbanda as chairman, emphasizing shared leadership over a primus inter pares model.
Conservative Anglicans established a council to lead the global Anglican Communion, directly challenging the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The council comprises bishops, clergy, and lay members with voting rights, and unanimously elected Rwandan Archbishop Laurent Mbanda as chairman, advocating for a conciliar structure over traditional leadership models.
Conservative Anglican bishops, opposing the Church of England's appointment of its first female Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, announced the creation of a new body to lead them. The Global Anglican Future Conference named Laurent Mbanda, the archbishop of Rwanda, as the chairman of the new council in Nigeria’s capital Abuja.
A group of conservative Anglicans announced the formation of a council to lead the global Anglican Communion, challenging the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The council includes bishops, clergy, and lay members, each with voting privileges, and elected Rwandan Archbishop Laurent Mbanda as chairman, emphasizing shared leadership rather than a primus inter pares model.
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