Missionary Diocese of CANA West

The Missionary Diocese of CANA West (or CANA West) is a missionary diocese of the Church of Nigeria and formerly of the Anglican Church in North America. It was one of the four missionary dioceses of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America, which was founded in 2005.[1] As such, it had a dual church body of the ACNA and the Church of Nigeria in the United States, until May 2019. It comprises 35 parishes in 11 American states, California, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Washington and in 3 Canadian provinces, Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan. The state with most parishes is Texas, with 14

Missionary Diocese of CANA West
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceChurch of Nigeria
Statistics
Parishes35
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralAnglican Cathedral Church of St. Francis, El Paso
Current leadership
BishopFelix Orji
Website
dioceseofthewest.org

The diocesan office and the Anglican Cathedral Church of St. Francis are both located in El Paso, Texas. The first bishop is Nigerian-born Felix Orji.

History

CANA West was launched as a diocese-in-formation of the ACNA in June 2012 and achieved full diocesan status at the 5th Provincial Council held at Nashotah House, Nashotah, Wisconsin, from 16–18 June 2013.[2] The first diocesan synod was held from 15–17 August 2013 in San Antonio, Texas.[3] The diocese is widespread across a large part of the United States and one of its main purposes is church planting.

The ACNA and the Church of Nigeria signed an agreement that stated that the three dioceses that have resulted from the Convocation of Anglicans in North America activity in the United States could decide their own filiation in any of both churches, on 12 March 2019. This agreement was the result of the election of four suffragan bishops for the Missionary Diocese of the Trinity, composed mostly of Nigerian expatriates in the United States, by the Church of Nigeria, without the consultation of the ACNA College of Bishops. Until then all the three dioceses were members of both churches.[4] The Missionary Diocese of CANA East announced on 21 May 2019 their decision to withdrew membership in the Church of Nigeria to become solely a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, with the name of Anglican Diocese of the Living Word.[5] The Missionary Diocese of CANA West also announced their withdrawal from ACNA to become a diocese of the Church of Nigeria on 23 May 2019, followed by the Missionary Diocese of the Trinity on the same day. Both dioceses remain as ministry partners of ACNA.[6][7]

References
  1. Miller, Duane Alexander (March 2014). "The Bricolage of Global Anglicanism". Anglican and Episcopal History. 83 (1): 68. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. Archbishop Duncan Addresses the 5th Provincial Council of the Anglican Church in North America, ACNA Official Website, 18 June 2013
  3. Diocesan Synod of CANA West, Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church official website Archived 2015-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Church of Nigeria, Anglican Church in North America Reach Agreement on CANA Dioceses, ACNA Official Website
  5. CANA East withdraws from the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Ink, 21 May 2019
  6. CANA West leaves ACNA, Anglican Ink, 23 May 2019
  7. CANA Diocese of the Trinity withdraws from ACNA, Anglican Ink, 24 May 2019
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