The Queen of England is the head of the British Anglican church, is she also the head of other nation's Anglican or Episcopal churches as well?

maryjdonohoe57

As far as I know is isn't I am Episcopal from the U. S. A. the Episcopal church from the area I live in New Jersey is run by Bishops from the Newark Diocese. The church was probaly formed by English Imigrants way back and follows the anglican teachings, and is part of the Church of England but independant from. Jun 02 09, 9:33 PM

looney_tunes

The Church of England (of which the British monarch is Supreme Governor, and the Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate) is only one member of the Anglican communion. Most of these refer to themselves as Anglican in their names, in reference to the links to the English church. Others, such as the Episcopalians in the US, do not. Each church has its own doctrine and liturgy, based in most cases on that of the Church of England; and each church has its own legislative process and overall episcopal polity, under the leadership of a local primate. The Anglican Communion has no official legal existence nor any governing structure which might exercise authority over the member churches. There is an Anglican Communion Office in London, under the aegis of the Archbishop of Canterbury, but it only serves a supporting and organisational role. The Communion is held together by a shared history, expressed in its ecclesiology, polity and ethos and also by participation in international consultative bodies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Communion Jun 03 09, 1:57 AM

queproblema

No. "The Supreme Governor of the Church of England is a title held by the British monarchs which signifies their titular leadership over the Church of England. "In the Church of Scotland, (a Presbyterian, national church), the monarch is automatically a member, but holds no leadership position." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Governor_of_the_Church_of_England "The [Episcopal] Church was organized shortly after the American Revolution when it was forced to break with the Church of England on penalty of treason as Church of England clergy were required to swear allegiance to the British monarch,... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America (Lots of interesting stuff further down in that article.) Independence from Britain and the early years of the autonomous church (1775–1800) "On March 25, 1783, ten Connecticut clergy elected Samuel Seabury as their bishop. Seabury traveled to England, but English canon law prevented the consecration of any clergyman who would not take the Oath of Allegiance to the English Crown. Seabury then sought consecration in the Scottish Episcopal Church, where he was ordained on Nov. 14, 1784 in Aberdeen. Thus, Seabury became the first bishop of the American Episcopal Church. "By 1786, English churchmen had helped change the law so the Church of England could offer episcopal consecration to those churches outside England." http://www.episcopalchurch.org/newsline_22035_ENG_HTM.htm Jun 03 09, 11:04 AM

Baloo55th

I would point out that the Archbishop of Canterbury is not THE Primate of the Church of England. He (someday possibly she) is the Primate of All England, as opposed to the Archbishop of York who is the Primate of England. (I think we do it on purpose to confuse foreigners...) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England Jun 03 09, 1:54 PM