The Anglican Church in America

Office of the Presiding Bishop

Obispo Juan B. García Germain

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Anglican Church in America Reunites with The Anglican Catholic Church

The House of Bishops and The Executive Council of The Anglican Church in America have voted unanimously to reverse a historic schism with The Anglican Catholic Church. Thirty-four years ago, at a meeting in Deerfield Beach, Florida, a failed merger with the American Episcopal Church, resulted in a schism that has lasted until the present. Over the past twelve years, many ecumenical meetings have been convened to discuss how to repair this damage, which is often regarded as the most unfortunate event in the history of the Anglican Continuum.

Early efforts at reunification resulted in the historic communio-in-sacris agreement which was signed in Atlanta, Georgia in 2017. This agreement united the Anglican Church in America, The Anglican Catholic Church, The Anglican Province of America and The Diocese of the Holy Cross in a communion of Anglican jurisdictions. Subsequently, The Diocese of The Holy Cross joined The Anglican Catholic Church. In October, 2023, the General Synod of The Anglican Church in America voted unanimously to join with other Continuing churches at the earliest possible time. On April 8, 2025, the House of Bishops of The Anglican Church in America voted “unanimously and irrevocably” to reunite with The Anglican Catholic Church. The Executive Council in its meeting of April 29, 2025, affirmed and ratified the decision by the House of Bishops.

This decision was communicated by memorandum to the Primate of the Traditional Anglican Church. The memorandum was shared with the Traditional Anglican Church College of Bishops, of which The Anglican Church in America is a constituent province.

Though the Anglican Church in America has clearly communicated its intent to reunite with the Anglican Catholic Church, several issues must be resolved before the reunification is finalized. Prominent among them is the synodical actions necessary to: 1. Remove itself from the Traditional Anglican Church and 2. To vote (by a two thirds majority) to reunify with the Anglican Catholic Church. A synod will be held within the next seven months to finalize the reunification of the ACA and the ACC.

 

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