Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola
Ecclesiastical province of the world-wide Anglican Communion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola [Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola (IAMA)] is the 42nd ecclesiastical province of the world-wide Anglican Communion. Established in 2021, is the newest province to have been erected.[1] Previously the dioceses which constitute this new province were parts of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.[2][3] The new province adopted its constitution and canons at a special synod,[4] and was formally inaugurated on 24 September 2021, in an online teleconference including Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Josiah Idowu-Fearon, Secretary-General of the Anglican Consultative Council.[5]
In 2023, the church elected the first woman, Filomena Tete Estevão as a bishop within the province.[6]