The Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA) is a Nigerian Anglican body in the United States comprised primarily of U.S. Anglican and Episcopal churches that have disaffiliated from the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA). CANA was initially a missionary initiative of the Anglican Church of Nigeria that ministered to Nigerian Anglicans living and working in the United States, an area in which previously the only ministry of the Anglican Communion had been through The Episcopal Church, which also welcomed Nigerian Anglicans in the United States. CANA has grown as part of the broader Anglican realignment.^[1] The primary issue of CANA and for its creation was the issue of homosexuality, gays in the priesthood, and specifically the ordination of Gene Robinson as the Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, and his relation to the The Episcopal Church. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Main article: Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches. ... This article is about the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican Church in Nigeria. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Anglican realignment is term sometimes used to describe a movement within some theologically conservative Anglican dioceses and parishes, chiefly but not exclusively focused on homosexuality in the Episcopal Church in the USA. This movement differs from previous ones in that conservative Anglicans are seeking to establish different ecclesiological arrangements within... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... A priesthood is a body of priests, shamans, or oracles who are thought to have special religious authority or function. ... To consecrate an inanimate object is to dedicate it in a ritual to a special purpose, usually religious. ... The Right Reverend Vicky Imogene Gene Robinson (born May 29, 1947) is the ninth bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. ... This article is about the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... 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... For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ... The Episcopal Church or the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America is the American Church of the Anglican Communion. ...

Name

The first reference to CANA was in a letter from Archbishop Akinola of Nigeria on 7 April 2005, which announced the formation of "the Convocation of Anglican Nigerian Churches in America". The Most Revd Peter Akinola The Most Reverend Peter Jasper Akinola (born 1944) is the current Anglican Primate of Nigeria. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A press release from the Church of Nigeria issued on 15 September 2005 retained the acronym "CANA" but altered the full title to "the Convocation of Anglican Nigerians in Americas". is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A letter from Archbishop Akinola of Nigeria dated 16 November 2005 was the first to title CANA as "a Convocation for Anglicans in North America". is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since then, CANA has said (for example on its website) that the acronym stands for "the Convocation of Anglicans in North America".

Leadership

In June 2006, the Rt. Rev. Martyn Minns, then the rector of Truro Church in Fairfax, Virginia, was elected by the Anglican Church of Nigeria as the Missionary Bishop for CANA. Minns was consecrated in Abuja, Nigeria in August 2006 and installed as Missionary Bishop in May 2007. The consecration was controversial because both the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and the Archbishop of Canterbury had requested that it not proceed. Subsequently, in May 2007, the Archbishop of Canterbury excluded Bishop Minns from his invitation list to the 2008 Lambeth Conference, as a bishop whose appointment had caused "exceptionally serious division or scandal within the Communion". ^[2] Truro Parish was founded as a colonial parish of the Anglican Church in northern Virginia. ... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Founded 1805 Government  - Mayor Robert Lederer Area  - City  6. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Cities in Nigeria | Capitals in Africa ... This article is about the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... 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. ... The Lambeth Conferences was the name given to the periodical assemblies of bishops of the Anglican Communion (Pan-Anglican synods), which since 1867 have met at Lambeth Palace, the London residence of the archbishop of Canterbury. ...

In March 2007, the Rt. Rev David J. Bena, retired from his post as the Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, became the Suffragan Bishop for CANA.^[3] A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop. ... The Episcopal Diocese of Albany is part of Province 2 of the Episcopal Church. ...

Size

As of 29 May 2007, the CANA website claimed a total of 37 churches in 15 states plus the District of Columbia. It does not publish total membership or average weekend worship attendance. Earlier that month, the website had claimed membership of "around twenty clergy and a dozen congregations". It is centred on what is has designated "The Anglican District of Virginia" (to distinguish it from the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, with whom it is in litigation over property). In a press release of 14 June 2007, the Anglican District of Virginia claimed "18 member congregations, 14 of which are under the ecclesiastical authority of the Bishop of CANA, The Right Reverend Martyn Minns, and four which are ADV associate members and ecclesiastical members under direct authority of other Anglican Archbishops". It has two US-based bishops and has announced plans to appoint more bishops at the Church of Nigeria's meeting of bishops in September 2007.

Beliefs

CANA is more theologically conservative than ECUSA, in particular on how to interpret the Bible, as demonstrated in clashes over human sexuality and marriage that have occurred between ECUSA and member churches that have disaffiliated to join CANA. The following excerpts were taken from the CANA Convocation's Web site FAQ. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Episcopal Church or the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America is the American Church of the Anglican Communion. ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ...

Core Values

Interpretation of The Bible

Human Sexuality

CANA "believes that Marriage, by Divine institution is a lifelong and exclusive union and partnership between one man and one woman."^[5] The Bible (From Greek βιβλια—biblia, meaning books, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is the sacred scripture of Christianity. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... For the novel, see A Book of Common Prayer. ... The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion were established in 1563, and are the historic defining statements of Anglican doctrine in relation to the controversies of the English Reformation; especially in the relation of Calvinist doctrine and Roman Catholic practices to the nascent Anglican doctrine of the evolving English Church. ... Matrimony redirects here. ...

Controversy regarding overlapping Anglican jurisdictions

CANA, as a missionary initiative of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, has been accused of breaking the Anglican tradition of having ecclesiastical jurisdictions that do not geographically overlap.^[6] In particular, CANA's Anglican District of Virginia covers the same territory as The Episcopal Church's Dioceses of Virginia and Southern Virginia. The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America encompassing 38 counties in the northern and central parts of the state of Virginia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The Lambeth Commission on Communion (appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury), in the Windsor Report (2004) called on "bishops who...intervene in provinces other than their own" to express regret for the consequences of their actions and to effect a moratorium on further interventions.^[7] 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. ... The Windsor Report was the document containing the finding of the Eames Commission. ...

Anglican churches generally do not establish jurisdiction in areas already served by other provinces within the with the worldwide Anglican Communion. There are other Anglican groups, such as the Anglican Province of America and Reformed Episcopal Church, which overlap with dioceses and provinces of The Episcopal Church. However, they are not affiliated with the Anglican Communion. Main article: Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches. ... The Anglican Province of America is one of a number of continuing Anglican chuches in the United States, i. ... The Reformed Episcopal Church is an Anglican church in the United States and Canada. ...

In May 2007, it was confirmed that CANA's Bishop would not be invited to attend the 2008 Lambeth Conference of the bishops of the worldwide Anglican Communion. [1] The Lambeth Conferences was the name given to the periodical assemblies of bishops of the Anglican Communion (Pan-Anglican synods), which since 1867 have met at Lambeth Palace, the London residence of the archbishop of Canterbury. ...

Member parishes

In December 2006, Truro Church, The Falls Church, Church of the Apostles in Fairfax, and other ECUSA churches in Northern Virginia voted to leave the ECUSA Diocese of Virginia, following a process called "40 Days of Discernment",^[8] and affiliate with CANA. The departing churches took almost 5,000 parishioners with them.^[9] These churches formed an association within CANA called the Anglican District of Virginia.^[10] In January 2007, clergy of the departing churches were "inhibited" (barred from duty),^[11] and the churches' ownership of their property was legally disputed by the ECUSA Diocese of Virginia and the national church after the diocese declared the property of the churches to be "abandoned."^[12] Truro Parish was founded as a colonial parish of the Anglican Church in northern Virginia. ... The Falls Church is an Anglican church in the city of Falls Church, Virginia near Washington D.C.. The city takes its name from the church, and the church takes its name from being on the road to the Great Falls of the Potomac River. ... Map of Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. ... The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America encompassing 38 counties in the northern and central parts of the state of Virginia. ... The Anglican District of Virginia was formed on December 17, 2006 by eight Episcopal congregations, which broke away from The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. ... The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America encompassing 38 counties in the northern and central parts of the state of Virginia. ...

However, these were not the first churches in Virginia to affiliate with CANA: Church of the Messiah, an ECUSA Diocese of Southern Virginia parish in Chesapeake, Virginia, in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, voted to leave ECUSA and move to CANA in October 2006.^[13] This article is about the U.S. state. ... Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Founded 1963 Government  - Mayor Dalton S. Edge Area  - City  350. ... This view from space in July 1996 shows portions of each of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads which generally surround the harbor area of Hampton Roads, which framed by the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel visible to the east (right), the Virginia Peninsula subregion to the north (top), and the...

In February 2007, St. Andrew's-in-the-Pines, a 350-member ECUSA congregation in Atlanta, Georgia voted to leave the ECUSA Diocese of Atlanta and join CANA.^[14] The group of parishioners that voted to leave later dropped its claims to parish property and reorganized as the Anglican Church of Fayette County. ^[15] Atlanta redirects here. ... Seal of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta comprises middle and north Georgia. ...

In March 2007, Grace Church and St. Stephen's Parish in Colorado Springs, Colorado disaffiliated with the ECUSA Diocese of Colorado to join CANA. ^[16] Colorado Springs is most populous Home Rule Municipality in the State of Colorado. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In May 2007, members of Trinity Church, including Rev. Donald Helmandollar voted to leave the ECUSA Diocese of Connecticut and join CANA.^[17] A dispute over ownership of the church's property is ongoing in Connecticut Superior Courts. ^[18] The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, encompassing the entire state of Connecticut. ...

Property Dispute Trial

The first trial in the property dispute between CANA and the Diocese of Virginia occurred in mid-November 2007 in the Fairfax County Circuit Court, before Judge Randy Bellows. The trial addressed "issues related to the applicability and interpretation" of a Virginia statute by which the CANA churches claim entitlement.^[19] The law in question, enacted in 1867, addressed the many divisions among Protestant churches over issues of slavery and race following the American Civil War. During the winter of 2006, the CANA churches filed in court under the protection of this law to establish their right to gain property control from the Episcopal Church.^[20] Judge Bellows had initially indicated that he expected to issue a ruling in mid-January 2008. However, as of March 19, 2008, no such decision had been published. Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

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External links

• Church of Nigeria (Anglican)
• Convocation of Anglicans in North America
• Truro Church
• The Falls Church
• Church of the Apostles, Fairfax