Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC or ACoC) is the province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French-language name is l'Église anglicane du Canada. In 2022, the Anglican Church counted 294,931 members on parish rolls in 1,978 congregations, organized into 1,498 parishes. The 2021 Canadian census counted 1,134,315 self-identified Anglicans (3.1 percent of the total Canadian population), making the Anglican Church the third-largest Canadian church after the Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada.
| Anglican Church of Canada Église anglicane du Canada | |
|---|---|
Nisi Dominus (incipit of Psalm 127) | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Anglican |
| Scripture | Holy Bible |
| Theology | Anglican doctrine |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Linda Nicholls |
| Parishes | 1,498 |
| Associations | Anglican Communion |
| Full communion | Church of South India Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Mar Thoma Syrian Church Moravian Church Northern Province |
| Region | Canada |
| Liturgy | 1962 Book of Common Prayer, Book of Alternative Services |
| Headquarters | 80 Hayden Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Branched from | Church of England |
| Separations | Anglican Church in North America (2009) Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter (2012) |
| Members | 294,931 on parish rolls (2022) |
| Official website | anglican.ca |
Like other Anglican churches, the Anglican Church of Canada's liturgy utilizes a native version of the Book of Common Prayer, the 1962 prayer book. An alternative liturgical resource was developed in 1985 titled the Book of Alternative Services, which has developed into the dominant liturgical book of the church.
Unlike in the United Kingdom, the current title of "Defender of the Faith" in the title of the Canadian sovereign does not officially refer to the Christian faith, or to the Anglican Church of Canada. However, two out of three Chapels Royal in Canada are consecrated Anglican chapels.