THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION began in England and spread through English colonisation and missionary work. Although it has historically been largest in former English colonies, it has a strong presence throughout the world, especially in Africa. This page lists those portions of the Anglican Communion that are in Africa and in the Province of the Indian Ocean. As always, we list everything that we know about that has a web page. See our "notes on structure" page.
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Resources specific to Africa
We've listed the continent-specific links at the bottom of this page. Jump
there now.
Provinces
Provinces that are specific to one country are listed alphabetically in the
next section. These provinces span multiple countries. See also 'Africa Resources' at the end of this page.
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East (Egypt is in this province)
The Province of Central Africa
The Province of the Indian Ocean
Dioceses and Parishes
The following list is ordered alphabetically by country. We list every country, but we do not list individual dioceses unless they have web pages. In places where Christians are not a large fraction of the population, a diocese can span more than one country. In places where Anglicans are not a large fraction of the population, a province can span more than one country. In the remaining cases there is a province or autonomous church associated with the country. If the country has a province or autonomous church, we link the name of the country to it.
The authoritative source of this information is the Anglican Communion Office in London. We check their information regularly and make sure that ours corresponds to it. Should you note any discrepancies, please tell us. Our information differs from theirs in that we list in order by country, and we include links to web pages; they list in order by province.
Links to all administrative components of the entire Anglican church on the
ANGLICAN.ORG web site are here.
ANGOLA: see The Province of Southern Africa
MANNA: Mozambique and Angola Anglican Association
'To further the work of the Anglican Communion in Mozambique and Angola, and to broaden the awareness of the Anglican Communion of their sister churches in Mozambique and Angola'.
BOTSWANA: see The Province of Central Africa
5 dioceses
Congo Church Association. Most likely the only web page devoted to the Anglican Church in Congo.
Six dioceses
EGYPT: see The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
Diocese of Egypt
Cairo, St John the Baptist
Maadi, St John the Baptist
ETHIOPIA: see The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
Diocese of Egypt
Gambella, St Luke
GAMBIA: see The Province of West Africa
GHANA: see The Province of West Africa
Diocese of Cape Coast
Aburi, St Luke
Ashanti, St Michael and All AngelsDiocese of Accra
Accra, St Anne
Accra New Town, St Cecilia
Kpehe, St Cecilia6 more dioceses
GUINEA: see The Province of West Africa
KENYA
Basic information on each diocese in Kenya may be found on the Church of Kenya web
page by clicking on the map of Kenya.
19 more dioceses
LESOTHO: see The Province of Southern Africa
LIBERIA: see The Province of West Africa
LIBYA: part of the Diocese of Egypt with North Africa, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia
Tripoli, Christ the King
MADAGASCAR: see The Province of the Indian Ocean
4 dioceses
MALAWI: see The Province of Central Africa
3 dioceses
MAURITIUS (Isle du Maurice): see The Province of the Indian Ocean
MOZAMBIQUE: see The Province of Southern Africa
Note: the Diocesan home page spells its name 'Lemombo' in English, and 'dos Libombos' in Portuguese. The provincial directory spells it 'Lebombo'. An online parish newspaper in Mozambique (Expresso) refers to it as 'Diocese dos Libombos'. The Lebombo mountains in Africa, after which the diocese is presumably named, are actually named in Zulu and not Portuguese or English; the Zulu word is 'ubombo', and it means 'big nose'. Some maps and atlases spell the word 'Lubombo' in English.
MANNA: Mozambique and Angola Anglican Association
'To further the work of the Anglican Communion in Mozambique and Angola, and to broaden the awareness of the Anglican Communion of their sister churches in Mozambique and Angola'.
NAMIBIA: see The Province of Southern Africa
NIGERIA
Basic information on each diocese in Nigeria may be found on the Church of Nigeria web
page by clicking on the map of Nigeria.
Diocese of Lagos West
Lagos, Church of the Ascension58 more dioceses
Diocese of Cyangugu
Diocese of Shyogwe6 more dioceses
ST HELENA: see The Province of Southern Africa
SEYCHELLES: see The Province of the Indian Ocean
Diocese of the Seychelles
Anse Royale, Mahe, Seychelles, Holy Saviour Anglican Church
SIERRA LEONE: see The Province of West Africa
2 dioceses
Diocese of Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein, Cathedral of St Andrew and St MichaelDiocese of Cape Town
Cape Town, The Cathedral Church of St George the Martyr
Cape Town, St George the Martyr, Silvertown
Edgemead, St Michael and All Angels
Grassy Park, Church of the Good Shepherd
Observatory, St Michael and All Angels
Salt River, St Luke the EvangelistDiocese of Grahamstown
Grahamstown, Cathedral of St Michael and St GeorgeDiocese of Highveld
Gauteng, St Dunstan's CathedralDiocese of Johannesburg
Rosebank, St Martin's-in-the-veldDiocese of Pretoria
Reeds, St Timothy in the Reeds
Waterkloof, Pretoria, St Francis of Assisi12 more dioceses
SUDAN
The Church in Sudan (unofficial)
The Diocese of Bradford in England has a companion relationship with four dioceses in the Church in Sudan. These pages, hosted on the
Diocese of Bradford site, provide a close look at the church there.
Diocese of Kadugli & the Nuba Mountains
Diocese of Khartoum
Khartoum, All Saints Cathedral21 more dioceses
SWAZILAND: see The Province of Southern Africa
Diocese of Mpwapwa
Diocese of Mount Kilimanjaro14 more dioceses
Diocese of Kigezi
Diocese of Luweero
Diocese of Mityana
Diocese of Namirembe
Diocese of West Buganda
24 more dioceses
ZAIRE: see CONGO
ZAMBIA: see The Province of Central Africa
Anglican Church International of Lusaka
Lusaka, Cathedral of the Holy Cross3 more dioceses
ZIMBABWE: see The Province of Central Africa
Diocese of Manicaland
Mutare, Cathedral Parish St John the Baptist3 more dioceses
Online Anglican resources pertaining to Africa
African Friends in Need Network
A Uganda-based Christian development organization with an Anglican President and many Anglican ties.
Anglican Africa
A comprehensive directory of information about Anglican provinces, dioceses, parishes, theological colleges and other institutions
in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Bishop Masereka Christian Foundation
A ministry serving HIV/AIDS patients and orphaned children of the Kasese district of western Uganda. Currently (September 2002), the foundation
is caring for over 100 HIV/AIDS patients. There are still many more who are in need of help. There are also 200 desperately needy orphaned
children currently being helped with schooling. And over 600 new applications waiting.
Bristol Uganda Link
A web site for an organisation that brings people from Bristol in England to help in Uganda.
Congo Church Association
Most likely the only web page devoted to the Anglican Church in Congo.
Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa
(CAPA)
'a continental body that brings together all the Anglican National and Regional Churches (Provinces) in Africa. There are 12 Provinces
in Africa and the Diocese of Egypt, all serving about 40 million people.'
Diocesan College,
Diocese of Cape Town
Anglican preparatory school.
Fikelela AIDS Project (Diocese
of Cape Town)
The Fikelela AIDS Project is the AIDS outreach and education programme of the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town whose mission and vision is
to mobilise the Anglican community to make a sustained positive contribution to the reduction of new HIV & AIDS infections and to
drive HIV & AIDS education and care in partnership with others.
MANNA: Mozambique
and Angola Anglican Association
'To further the work of the Anglican Communion in Mozambique and Angola, and to broaden the awareness of the Anglican Communion of their
sister churches in Mozambique and Angola'.
Mid-Africa Ministry
A Christian mission agency working with Anglican dioceses in Burundi, Rwanda, and south-western Uganda. The includes specific country
information, opportunities for long and short-term service, prayer material, news, and more.
High Hope International
Mission
A a joint US-African project dedicated to aiding orphans in Uganda.
'Renew' (South
Africa)
The coordinator of this programme writes: 'We hope to share with the rest of the Anglican Communion the wonderful renewal that we have
experienced using this Roman Catholic Process of Renew. We have with permission published all the material for use in the Anglican Church'.
Theological and Anglican-related colleges and universities
Uganda
Central Buganda University
The University has a rich Anglican heritage. It was started by a Volunteer in Mission of the Anglican church, and retains the bishop and
a retired bishop on the Senate, The bishop is, as well, the chancellor of the university. It has a college of theology with 24 Anglican
clergy taking courses towards their Bachelor of Theology. (The University is in the Diocese of Central Buganda, which does not yet have
a web page.)
Uganda Christian University
'A major private University offering men and women undergraduate, graduate, and
postgraduate studies. The University was established by the Province of the Church
of Uganda and licensed by the Government of Uganda, Ministry of Education in 1997,
with a view to making it a broad based University with campuses in Eastern, Northern
and Western regions of Uganda'. Bishop Tucker Theological
College, founded in 1913, was the leading theological college in the Anglican
Church of Uganda. Encouraged by the basic educational facilities at Bishop Tucker Theological
College, the Provincial Assembly of the Province of the Church of Uganda resolved to
make Bishop Tucker Theological College one of the campuses and also the headquarters
of a broad-based federal university. Uganda Christian University was
born from Bishop Tucker Theological College.
