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Churches Resulting from the Merger of Anglican Churches with other Churches

THE QUICK RUNDOWN:

ARE WE IN FULL COMMUNION: Yes.
CAN MERGER CHURCH CLERGY SERVE IN AN EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Yes.
​CAN MERGER CHURCH CLERGY BECOME EPISCOPAL CLERGY WITHOUT RE-ORDINATION: Yes, under canon  III.10.2.  
CAN EPISCOPAL CLERGY SERVE IN A MERGER CHURCH: Yes.
CAN MERGER CHURCH LAITY BE MEMBERS OF AN EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Yes.
ARE MERGER CHURCH LAITY CONFIRMED OR RECEIVED:  Merger Church laity who have been confirmed are received into the Episcopal Church. (See Confirmation/Reception Guidelines.)
Updated 1/15/18
Churches Resulting from the Merger of Anglican Churches with other Churches:
 
Full Communion has been established between Provinces of the Anglican Communion and these Churches resulting from the union of Anglican dioceses with Christians of other traditions:
 
                 -     Church of Bangladesh
                 -     Church of North India
                 -     Church of Pakistan
                 -     Church of South India
 
Representatives of these united churches participate in the Primates’ Meeting, the Anglican Consulta­tive Council and the Lambeth Conference.  

IMPORTANT WEBSITES FOR THIS RELATIONSHIP

​Merger Church site on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations
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