The Anglican Church of Tanzania (ACT) is a member of the Anglican Communion based in Dodoma. It consists of 21 dioceses (20 on the Tanzanian mainland, and 1 on Zanzibar) headed by their respective bishops. It seceded from the Province of East Africa in 1970, which it shared with Kenya. The current Archbishop is the Most Reverend Valentino Mokiwa, the Bishop of the Diocese of Dar es salaam. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Photograph by Keith Edkins File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Main article: Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches. ... Dodoma, population 324,347 (2002 census), is the national capital of Tanzania and also the capital of that countrys Dodoma Region. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Motto: Uhuru na Umoja(Swahili) Freedom and Unity Anthem: Mungu ibariki Afrika God Bless Africa Capital Dodoma , Largest city Dar es Salaam Official languages Swahili (de facto) Demonym Tanzanian Government Republic  -  President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete  -  Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda Independence from the United Kingdom   -  Tanganyika December 9, 1961   -  Zanzibar January... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is part of Tanzania Coordinates: , Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government  - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania  - President Amani Abeid Karume Area  - Both Islands  637 sq mi (1,651 km²) Population (2004)  - Both Islands 1,070... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      This article...

Official name

The Church became part of the Province of East Africa in 1960. From 1970 until 1997, then was known as the Church of the Province of Tanzania. Today it is known as the Anglican Church of Tanzania or ACT.The current archbishop is the Most Rev. Valentino Mokiwa the bishop of Dar es salaam

History

The church was founded originally as the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania) in 1884, with James Hannington as the first bishop; however, Anglican missionary activity had been present in the area since the Universities Mission to Central Africa and the Church Missionary Society began their work in 1864 and 1878 at Mpwapwa. In 1898, the diocese was split into two, with the new diocese of Mombasa governing Kenya and northern Tanzania (the other diocese later became the Church of Uganda); northern Tanzania was separated from the diocese in 1927. In 1955, the diocese's first African bishops, Festo Olang’ and Obadiah Kariuki, were consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in Uganda (Olang’ would be elected the first African archbishop in 1970); in 1960, the province of East Africa, comprising Kenya and Tanzania, was formed with L.J. Beecher as archbishop. Tanzania seceded from the province of East Africa in 1970 and the province of Tanzania was formed with John Sepeku as the first archbishop of the province of Tanzania. James Hannington (1847-1885) was an Anglican missionary, and a Christian saint and martyr. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Province of the Church of Uganda is a member church of the Anglican Communion. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Today

In December 2006 the ACT declared itself to be in "impaired communion" with The Episcopal Church (USA) over the ordination of practicing homosexuals and the blessing of same-sex unions.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... Ordination is the process in which clergy become authorized by their religious denomination and/or seminary to perform religious rituals and ceremonies. ... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ...

Among the Church's prominent institutions, most of which are semi-independent of the Provincial Office, are the newly founded St. John's University of Tanzania based in Dodoma also the two Provincial Theological Colleges (St. Phillip’s located at Kongwa, and St Mark’s in Dar es Salaam); the Central Tanganyika Press (CTP) and the Literature Organization (SKM, also known as the Dar es Salaam Bookshop). The ACT also has three semi-independent Associations: the Mothers' Union (MU), the Tanzania Anglican Youth Organization (TAYO) and the Anglican Evangelistic Association (AEA) Kongwa () is one of the 5 districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. ... Dar es Salaam (دار السلام), formerly Mzizima, is the largest city (pop. ...

Membership

Today, there are at least 2.500,000 Anglicans out of an estimated population of 34,500,000 in Tanzania.

James Hannington was the first bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa.

Structure

The polity of the Anglican Church of Tanzania is Episcopalian church governance, which is the same as other Anglican churches. The church maintains a system of geographical parishes organized into dioceses. There are 21 of these, each headed by a bishop: Episcopalian government in the church is rule by a hierarchy of bishops (Greek: episcopoi). ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ...

• The Diocese of Central Tanganyika
• The Diocese of Dar es Salaam
• The Diocese of Kagera
• The Diocese of Kondoa
• The Diocese of Lweru
• The Diocese of Mara
• The Diocese of Masasi
• The Diocese of Morogoro
• The Diocese of Mount Kilimanjaro
• The Diocese of Mpwapwa
• The Diocese of Rift Valley
• The Diocese of Ruaha
• The Diocese of Ruvuma
• The Diocese of Shinyanga
• The Diocese of South West Tanganyika
• The Diocese of Southern Highlands
• The Diocese of Tabora
• The Diocese of Tanga
• The Diocese of Victoria Nyanza
• The Diocese of Western Tanganyika
• The Diocese of Zanzibar

Worship and liturgy

The Anglican Church of Tanzania embraces three orders of ministry: deacon, priest, and bishop. A local variant of the Book of Common Prayer is used. For the novel, see A Book of Common Prayer. ...

Doctrine and practice

See also: Anglicanism and Anglican doctrine.

The center of the Anglican Church of Tanzania teaching is the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The basic teachings of the church, or catechism, includes: This box:      Anglicanism most commonly refers to the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Communion, a world-wide affiliation of Christian Churches, most of which have historical connections with the Church of England. ... Look up doctrine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Codex Manesse, fol. ...

• Jesus Christ is fully human and fully God. He died and was resurrected from the dead.
• Jesus provides the way of eternal life for those who believe.
• The Old and New Testaments of the Bible were written by people "under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit". The Apocrypha are additional books that are used in Christian worship, but not for the formation of doctrine.
• The two great and necessary sacraments are Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist
• Other sacramental rites are confirmation, ordination, marriage, reconciliation of a penitent, and unction.
• Belief in heaven, hell, and Jesus's return in glory.

The threefold sources of authority in Anglicanism are scripture, tradition, and reason. These three sources uphold and critique each other in a dynamic way. This balance of scripture, tradition and reason is traced to the work of Richard Hooker, a sixteenth century apologist. In Hooker's model, scripture is the primary means of arriving at doctrine and things stated plainly in scripture are accepted as true. Issues that are ambiguous are determined by tradition, which is checked by reason.^[1] Like other churches in the Catholic tradition, the Anglican Communion recognises seven sacraments. ... This article is about the Christian religious act of Baptism. ... For other uses, see Eucharist (disambiguation). ... Like other churches in the Catholic tradition, the Anglican Communion recognises seven sacraments. ... confirmed redirects here. ... Ordination is the process in which clergy become authorized by their religious denomination and/or seminary to perform religious rituals and ceremonies. ... Matrimony redirects here. ... This article is about the practice of confession in the Modern confessional in the Church of the Holy Name, Dunedin, New Zealand. ... Anointing of the Sick is one of the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, the the Anglican / Episcopal Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and is also administered in some Protestant Churches. ... For other uses, see Heaven (disambiguation). ... This article is about the theological or philosophical afterlife. ... For other uses, see Second Coming (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Anglican theologian. ...

Ecumenical relations

Like many other Anglican churches, the Anglican Church of Tanzania is a member of the ecumenical World Council of Churches.^[2] The World Council of Churches (WCC) is an international Christian ecumenical organization. ...

References

Further reading

• Anglicanism, Neill, Stephen. Harmondsworth, 1965.

External links

• Official Website