Amid Persecution, Sudan Becomes Anglican Communion’s Newest Province
Written by Heartsong Live on 1st August 2017
The Anglican Communion has officially created its 39th and newest province in the Muslim-majority African nation of Sudan.
At a ceremony held Sunday at the All Saints Cathedral in Khartoum, the Episcopal Church of Sudan was inaugurated as a new province of the Canterbury, United Kingdom-based global body.
The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Communion, presided over the Sunday service, which included the installation of the province’s leader, the Most Rev. Ezekiel Kumir Kondo.
At the service, Welby referred to the creation of the Province of Sudan as a “rare and precious” event for the Communion.
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