Church of the Province of Central Africa
Intro
The Church of the Province of Central Africa is an Anglican Communion province serving Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It became an independent province in 1955 and now brings together dioceses across those four countries under the Archbishop of Central Africa.
Structure
The province uses episcopal polity, with parishes grouped into dioceses and each diocese led by a bishop. Wikipedia's structure summary lists 15 dioceses spread across the four countries of the province, with the archbishop serving as primate and metropolitan.
The dioceses are unevenly distributed: one in Botswana, five in Zambia, five in Zimbabwe, and four in Malawi. The cleaned table below follows that country-by-country breakdown.
| Country | Dioceses | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | Botswana | 1 |
| Zambia | Central Zambia; Eastern Zambia; Lusaka; Luapula; Northern Zambia | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | Central Zimbabwe; Harare; Manicaland; Masvingo; Matabeleland | 5 |
| Malawi | Lake Malawi; Northern Malawi; Southern Malawi; Upper Shire | 4 |
Source(s)
Source: Image from Wikimedia Commons by Ishanesu. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Church of the Province of Central Africa". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Structure summary and diocesan list adapted from the "Structure" section of the Wikipedia article "Church of the Province of Central Africa". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Title emblem from Wikimedia Commons (Anglican Communion rose), generally treated there as a simple emblem in the public domain.