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Here’s a look at the Episcopal Church, which has been a self-governing autonomous body since 1785. The Episcopal Church in the United States has almost 1.8 million members.
The Anglican Church originated when King Henry VIII split from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534, when the pope refused to grant the king an annulment.
The Anglican Communion is made up of 46 independent churches, of which the US Episcopal Church is one.
The Anglican Communion represents over 85 million people in over 165 countries.
The churches of the Anglican Communion are bound together by similar liturgies based on the English Book of Common Prayer.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is viewed as the spiritual leader of the Anglican Community, but is not viewed as being the “pope” of the Anglican Communion. The Archbishop cannot reverse decisions made by a national church.
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