Church of the Province of Central Africa
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Moving from Cape Town, he arrived at Chibisa's village in June 1861 with the goal to establish a mission station at [[Magomero]], near [[Zomba, Malawi|Zomba]]. Bishop Mackenzie worked among the people of the [[Manganja]] country until January 1862 when he went on a supplies trip together with a few members of his party. The boat they were travelling on, sank and, as medical supplies were lost, Bishop Mackenzie's malaria could not be treated. He died of [[Blackwater fever]] on 31 January 1862.{{cn}} |
Moving from Cape Town, he arrived at Chibisa's village in June 1861 with the goal to establish a mission station at [[Magomero]], near [[Zomba, Malawi|Zomba]]. Bishop Mackenzie worked among the people of the [[Manganja]] country until January 1862 when he went on a supplies trip together with a few members of his party. The boat they were travelling on, sank and, as medical supplies were lost, Bishop Mackenzie's malaria could not be treated. He died of [[Blackwater fever]] on 31 January 1862.{{cn}} |
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There is an [[international school]] named after Mackenzie, which teaches children from 4 to 17 and is in [[Lilongwe]] the capital of [[Malawi]]. The independent Church of the Province of Central Africa was inaugurated in 1955 and has a movable primacy. The inauguration service was on 8 May 1955; [[Geoffrey Fisher]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] relinquished his jurisdiction over [[Northern Rhodesia]] and Nyasaland and [[Geoffrey Clayton (bishop)|Geoffrey Clayton]], [[Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town|Archbishop of Cape Town]] relinquished his over [[Mashonaland]] and [[Matabeleland]].{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9xPSAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA381|title = The Living Church Annual|year = 1957}} |
There is an [[international school]] named after Mackenzie, which teaches children from 4 to 17 and is in [[Lilongwe]] the capital of [[Malawi]]. The independent Church of the Province of Central Africa was inaugurated in 1955 and has a movable [[Primate (bishop)|primacy]]. The inauguration service was on 8 May 1955; [[Geoffrey Fisher]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] relinquished his jurisdiction over [[Northern Rhodesia]] and Nyasaland and [[Geoffrey Clayton (bishop)|Geoffrey Clayton]], [[Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town|Archbishop of Cape Town]] relinquished his over [[Mashonaland]] and [[Matabeleland]].{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9xPSAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA381|title = The Living Church Annual|year = 1957}} |
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In 2024, the church approved a plan to divide into three provinces (one each for Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi), each of which would be an autonomous church within the Anglican Communion.{{cite news |last1=Michael |first1=Mark |title=Province of Central Africa to Become Three National Churches |url=https://livingchurch.org/news/news-anglican-communion/province-of-central-africa-to-become-three-national-churches/ |access-date=28 February 2025 |work=The Living Church |date=September 5, 2024}} As part of the plan, the Diocese of Botswana pursued admission to the neighboring [[Anglican Church of Southern Africa]].{{cite web |title=Communique from the Synod of Bishops – February 2025 |url=https://anglicanchurchsa.org/communique-from-the-synod-of-bishop-february-2025/ |publisher=Anglican Church of Southern Africa |access-date=28 February 2025 |date=26 February 2025}} In 2025, the Diocese of Botswana ordained the first women as transitional deacons, meaning they will later be ordained as priests.{{Cite web |title=Diocese of Botswana Ordains First Women Deacons |url=https://uspg.org.uk/news/diocese-of-botswana-ordains-first-women-deacons/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=USPG |language=en-US}} |
In 2024, the church approved a plan to divide into three provinces (one each for Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi), each of which would be an autonomous church within the Anglican Communion.{{cite news |last1=Michael |first1=Mark |title=Province of Central Africa to Become Three National Churches |url=https://livingchurch.org/news/news-anglican-communion/province-of-central-africa-to-become-three-national-churches/ |access-date=28 February 2025 |work=The Living Church |date=September 5, 2024}} As part of the plan, the Diocese of Botswana pursued admission to the neighboring [[Anglican Church of Southern Africa]].{{cite web |title=Communique from the Synod of Bishops – February 2025 |url=https://anglicanchurchsa.org/communique-from-the-synod-of-bishop-february-2025/ |publisher=Anglican Church of Southern Africa |access-date=28 February 2025 |date=26 February 2025}} In 2025, the Diocese of Botswana ordained the first women as transitional deacons, meaning they will later be ordained as priests.{{Cite web |title=Diocese of Botswana Ordains First Women Deacons |url=https://uspg.org.uk/news/diocese-of-botswana-ordains-first-women-deacons/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=USPG |language=en-US}} |
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