The Church of Nigeria is an independent Anglican church in Nigeria. With about 25 million members, it is the largest province in the Anglican Communion. The Church of Nigeria became an independent province (member church) of the Anglican Communion in 1979 and has continued to grow rapidly. Given its size and influence, the church has played a leading role in the traditionalist movement within global Anglicanism. Nigerian church leaders have been among the most vocal critics of the progressive theological positions held in some Anglican provinces and have supported the establishment of alternative Anglican structures that seek to preserve what they regard as traditional Anglican doctrine.
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