They are all part of the Church of England, right?
Are there any major doctrinal differences?
Who are their heads?
2006-11-27 16:34:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The world wide church is called the Anglican Church. Each country has its own branch, and in the U.S. that is called the Episcopalian, which means governed by Bishops. In the U.K. is it called the Church of England. They are all part of the same "Anglican Communion". The head of the Episcopal church is called the Presiding Bishop. The head of the whole Anglican Church is the Arch Bishop of Canterbury. He does not have the same position in the Anglican Church as the Pope does in the Roman Church because the Anglican Church is run as more of a democracy.
2006-11-27 16:44:28 · answer #1 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
None somewhat. Anglican is the English church (the unique), the Episcopalian church is the yank version that emerged precise upon George Washington's inauguration (in certainty he substitute into an Episcopalian and precise after being inaugurated the finished Congress went to an Episcopalian service that fluctuate into led with the aid of a minister who 3 days later substitute into named chaplain of the Congress) additionally the Anglican Church is fairly displeased that the Episcopal church in us of a of america is tolerating a gay clergy.
2016-10-13 06:24:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The American and Canadian Espisocoplians are more liberal about homosexuality. In Canada some churches are marrying gays. In American they are making Gays Bishops.
America also just made a woman Bishop leader of the Church in America and there is a rebellion in both America and among other nations.
I beleive both the American and Candian churches are on suspension pending the rest of the Anglican movment deciding how to deal with all this liberalism.
2006-11-27 17:03:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much difference except tha Anglicans are mainly in GB.
2006-11-27 16:37:09 · answer #4 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's basically the same, but they call it Anglican in the UK and Episcopalian everywhere else.
2006-11-27 16:38:23 · answer #5 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anglican is what it's called in the UK.
Episcopalian is what it's called in the USA.
2006-11-27 16:37:12 · answer #6 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Geography.
2006-11-27 16:39:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Same as the difference between fried eggs and cooked chicken embryos. ahha....its the same
David
2006-11-27 16:37:27 · answer #8 · answered by David T 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
who cares?
2006-11-27 16:36:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋