Anglicanism: Quick Facts

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Nov. 9, 2026

News •

Trans law risks criminalising prayer, warns Church of England • Nov. 6, 2026, 3:20 PM ET (The Telegraph)

Hillcrest Retreat Centre marks 25 years of ministry • Nov. 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET (The Gleaner)

Vatican upholds excommunication of US deacon who resigned after son was molested by priest • Oct. 20, 2026, 7:56 AM ET (The Guardian)

Anglican diocese opposes heritage designation for this Orchard Park church • Oct. 15, 2026, 4:00 AM ET (CBC)

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Canterbury Cathedral

St. Augustine of Canterbury

Murder of Thomas Becket

The first African bishop

Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori in patterned liturgical vestments holds a red book and smiles, standing in front of a blurred cross and candles.

V. Gene Robinson

Archbishop of Canterbury-designate Dame Sarah Mullally stands in clerical attire with a cross necklace, posing in front of stained glass at Canterbury Cathedral.

Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, both in ceremonial robes and mitres, during a Vespers Service at Saint Gregory Church on Caelian Hill in Rome, Italy.

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Key People

George Berkeley

George Berkeley

Irish philosopher

Colenso, detail of an oil painting by Samuel Sidley, 1866; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

John Colenso

Anglican bishop of Natal, South Africa

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John Strachan

British clergyman

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Justinian

Romanian Orthodox patriarch

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Robert Machray

Scottish archbishop

Holy week. Easter. Valladolid. Procession of Nazarenos carry a cross during the Semana Santa (Holy week before Easter) in Valladolid, Spain. Good Friday

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