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Anglicanism Spread Map

Where and when Anglicanism spread, arrived, was established, declined or was revived, in the places and years the historical record gives.

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Anglicanism Spread Map Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Henry VIII Breaks The Church Of England From Rome, England, 1534 to 1559, ArrivedMary I Restores Rome And Persecutes England's Protestants, England, 1553 to 1558, SuppressedAnglicanism Is Established by Law in England, England, 1559, EstablishedThe Reverend Robert Hunt Holds the First Church of England Service at Jamestown, United States, 1607, ArrivedThe Interregnum Suppresses Anglican Worship, England, 1645 to 1662, SuppressedWilliam III Charters the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, United Kingdom, 1701, EstablishedThe Bangorian Controversy Silences the Church of England's Convocation, United Kingdom, 1717, SuppressedThe Episcopal Church Separates From the Church of England, United States, 1784 to 1789, EstablishedThe Anglican Communion Forms From Colonial Expansion, United Kingdom, 1787 to 1867, EstablishedEvangelical Clergy Found the Church Missionary Society, England, 1799, EstablishedBishop Ronald Hall Ordains Li Tim-Oi the First Woman Priest in the Anglican Communion, China, 1944, EstablishedTraditionalists Found The Anglican Church In North America, United States, 2009, EstablishedThe Anglican Communion Convenes the 2022 Lambeth Conference, United Kingdom, 2022, EstablishedThe Archbishop of Canterbury Presides Over the Coronation of King Charles III, United Kingdom, 2023, EstablishedSarah Mullally Is Confirmed the First Woman Archbishop of Canterbury, United Kingdom, 2026, Established

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Marker size and shape show how established the tradition was there: a small filled dot for an arrival, a larger one for an established or dominant presence, and a hollow, distinct marker where it was suppressed or nearly disappeared, never simply absent.

2 events have a recorded place with no map coordinate yet, so they are not marked on the map above: The Archbishop of Canterbury Convenes the First Lambeth Conference (London), The 1888 Lambeth Conference Adopts the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral (London). They are complete in the list below.

Spoken Chronology

Henry VIII Breaks The Church Of England From Rome. England, 1534 to 1559, Arrived. Source, Act of Supremacy 1534 (Wikipedia).

Mary I Restores Rome And Persecutes England's Protestants. England, 1553 to 1558, Suppressed. Source, Marian Persecutions (Wikipedia).

Anglicanism Is Established by Law in England. England, 1559, Established. Source, The Study of Anglicanism.

The Reverend Robert Hunt Holds the First Church of England Service at Jamestown. United States, 1607, Arrived. Source, The Reverend Robert Hunt: The First Chaplain at Jamestown (National Park Service, Historic Jamestowne).

The Interregnum Suppresses Anglican Worship. England, 1645 to 1662, Suppressed. Source, Book Of Common Prayer 1662 (Wikipedia).

William III Charters the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. United Kingdom, 1701, Established. Source, Our History (USPG).

The Bangorian Controversy Silences the Church of England's Convocation. United Kingdom, 1717, Suppressed. Source, Gerald B. Switzer, The Suppression of Convocation in the Church of England (Church History, 1932).

The Episcopal Church Separates From the Church of England. United States, 1784 to 1789, Established. Source, The Episcopalians.

The Anglican Communion Forms From Colonial Expansion. United Kingdom, 1787 to 1867, Established. Source, A History of Global Anglicanism.

Evangelical Clergy Found the Church Missionary Society. England, 1799, Established. Source, Our Story (Church Mission Society).

The Archbishop of Canterbury Convenes the First Lambeth Conference. London, 1867, Established. Source, Lambeth Conference (Wikipedia).

The 1888 Lambeth Conference Adopts the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral. London, 1888, Established. Source, The Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral.

Bishop Ronald Hall Ordains Li Tim-Oi the First Woman Priest in the Anglican Communion. China, 1944, Established. Source, Florence Li Tim-Oi (Wikipedia).

Traditionalists Found The Anglican Church In North America. United States, 2009, Established. Source, Anglican Church in North America (Wikipedia).

The Anglican Communion Convenes the 2022 Lambeth Conference. United Kingdom, 2022, Established. Source, The Lambeth Conference: A Global Gathering of Bishops (Anglican Communion Office).

The Archbishop of Canterbury Presides Over the Coronation of King Charles III. United Kingdom, 2023, Established. Source, The Authorised Liturgy for the Coronation Rite of His Majesty King Charles III.

Sarah Mullally Is Confirmed the First Woman Archbishop of Canterbury. United Kingdom, 2026, Established. Source, Sarah Mullally (Wikipedia).

Full Chronology

Every recorded spread event for this tradition, in date order, complete: 17 events.

  1. Henry VIII Breaks The Church Of England From RomeEngland, 1534 to 1559, Arrived
    Source Act of Supremacy 1534 (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  2. Mary I Restores Rome And Persecutes England's ProtestantsEngland, 1553 to 1558, Suppressed
    Source Marian Persecutions (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  3. Anglicanism Is Established by Law in EnglandEngland, 1559, Established
    Source The Study of AnglicanismStephen Sykes, John Booty and Jonathan Knight (eds.)
  4. The Reverend Robert Hunt Holds the First Church of England Service at JamestownUnited States, 1607, Arrived
    Source The Reverend Robert Hunt: The First Chaplain at Jamestown (National Park Service, Historic Jamestowne)National Park Service, Historic Jamestowne
  5. The Interregnum Suppresses Anglican WorshipEngland, 1645 to 1662, Suppressed
    Source Book Of Common Prayer 1662 (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  6. William III Charters the Society for the Propagation of the GospelUnited Kingdom, 1701, Established
    Source Our History (USPG)
  7. The Bangorian Controversy Silences the Church of England's ConvocationUnited Kingdom, 1717, Suppressed
    Source Gerald B. Switzer, The Suppression of Convocation in the Church of England (Church History, 1932)Gerald B. Switzer
  8. The Episcopal Church Separates From the Church of EnglandUnited States, 1784 to 1789, Established
    Source The EpiscopaliansDavid Hein and Gardiner H. Shattuck Jr.
  9. The Anglican Communion Forms From Colonial ExpansionUnited Kingdom, 1787 to 1867, Established
    Source A History of Global AnglicanismKevin Ward
  10. Evangelical Clergy Found the Church Missionary SocietyEngland, 1799, Established
    Source Our Story (Church Mission Society)
  11. The Archbishop of Canterbury Convenes the First Lambeth ConferenceLondon, 1867, Established
    Source Lambeth Conference (Wikipedia)
  12. The 1888 Lambeth Conference Adopts the Chicago-Lambeth QuadrilateralLondon, 1888, Established
    Source The Chicago-Lambeth QuadrilateralThe Lambeth Conferencethe holders' own account
  13. Bishop Ronald Hall Ordains Li Tim-Oi the First Woman Priest in the Anglican CommunionChina, 1944, Established
    Source Florence Li Tim-Oi (Wikipedia)
  14. Traditionalists Found The Anglican Church In North AmericaUnited States, 2009, Established
    Source Anglican Church in North America (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  15. The Anglican Communion Convenes the 2022 Lambeth ConferenceUnited Kingdom, 2022, Established
    Source The Lambeth Conference: A Global Gathering of Bishops (Anglican Communion Office)
  16. The Archbishop of Canterbury Presides Over the Coronation of King Charles IIIUnited Kingdom, 2023, Established
    Source The Authorised Liturgy for the Coronation Rite of His Majesty King Charles IIIThe Royal Household and the Church of England
  17. Sarah Mullally Is Confirmed the First Woman Archbishop of CanterburyUnited Kingdom, 2026, Established
    Source Sarah Mullally (Wikipedia)