The Anglican Church in Thailand

The Anglican Church in Thailand, formerly known as Anglican/Episcopal Church of Thailand, is a Deanery of the Diocese of Singapore within the Province of South East Asia. It is in communion with other members of the world-wide Anglican Communion. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... In the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, a deanery is a collection of parishes within an archdeaconry. ... The Anglican Diocese of Singapore (Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) consists of 26 Anglican parishes in Singapore to date and 6 deaneries throughout the Asia region. ... The Church of the Province of South East Asia was formed in 1996 and consists of the dioceses of Kuching, Sabah, Singapore and West Malaysia. ... Main article: Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches. ...

It is an organization which consisted at first of only one Parish, Christ Church Bangkok. From 1991 onwards, new daughter churches and ministries began to be incorporated, as part of a process of evolving towards becoming a Diocese within the Province of South East Asia. The predecessor of Christ Church was a chapel which was opened for public worship in 1864. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ...

Since 1994 it has been recognized by the Religious Affairs Department of Thailand through its membership of the Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand.

References

Peter Norman, "Spiritual Oasis", Christ Church Bangkok, 1994

Members of the congregation of Christ Church Bangkok, past and present, "A Century of Fellowship", Christ Church Bangkok, 2005

External links

History of Christ Church Bangkok

Christ Church Bangkok (Thai - language website)