Church in Wales
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The Church in Wales (Welsh: Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru) is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.[3]
Church in Wales Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru | |
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Type | Communion |
Classification | Protestant[lower-alpha 1] |
Orientation | Anglican |
Scripture | Bible |
Theology | Anglican doctrine |
Polity | Episcopal |
Primate | Andy John, Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Bangor |
Language | Welsh and English |
Headquarters | Cardiff |
Territory | Wales with 1,500 congregations[1] |
Independence | 1920 (disestablishment) |
Members | 42,441 (2018)[2] |
Official website | churchinwales.org.uk |
The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The position is currently held by Andy John, Bishop of Bangor, since 2021.[4]
Unlike the Church of England, the Church in Wales is not an established church. Disestablishment took place in 1920 under the Welsh Church Act 1914.[5]
As a province of the Anglican Communion, the Church in Wales recognises the Archbishop of Canterbury as a focus of unity but without any formal authority.[6] A cleric of the Church in Wales can be appointed to posts in the Church of England, including the See of Canterbury; a former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, was from Wales and served as Archbishop of Wales before his appointment to Canterbury.