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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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