Definition of CANA:
CANA is the “Convocation of Anglicans in North America” which is a missionary district sponsored by the largest and most vibrant province of the Anglican Communion, the Church of Nigeria. CANA’s members, who reflect a wide scope of ethnic and racial identities, embody a healthy balance of the catholic, evangelical, and charismatic streams of Anglican Christianity.
Mission of CANA:
The mission of CANA is to provide orthodox clergy and congregations in North America with (a) an episcopate based in North America that has an authentic connection to the global Anglican body, and (b) an ecclesiastical structure with representative leadership by member clergy and congregations.
Vision of CANA:
The vision of CANA is to be a model and a building block that works with the Common Cause Partnership toward establishing a new permanent ecclesial structure for orthodox Anglicanism in North America within the next several years.
Distinctives of CANA:
a) CANA's episcopate and ecclesiastical structure is based in North America.
b) CANA's structure maintains the Anglican tradition of the "councils" of the church with representative leadership by CANA clergy and lay delegates from CANA congregations.
c) CANA offers a comprehensive competitively priced national healthcare, retirement, and insurance plans for clergy and congregational employees.
d) CANA’s episcopate and clergy are a blessed reflection of the diversity of the American populace, with significant numbers of immigrants and minorities.
e) CANA is committed to modeling for American Anglicans the possibility of respecting both integrities regarding the ordination of women within one ecclesial body.
f) CANA is a gift to American Anglicanism with no strings attached—with an American financial structure, there are no requirements to provide financial support to its founding province.
g) CANA has built mission partnerships with Anglican provinces in the majority world based on decades-long relationships.
h) CANA was established after TEC had rejected the Anglican Communion’s unanimous recommendations in “The Windsor Report.”
i) CANA's episcopate is led by Bishop Martyn Minns, with Suffragan Bishops Roger Ames, David Anderson, David Bena, Amos Fagbamiye, Nathan Kanu; supported by two CANA archdeacons and Canon Missioner Julian Dobbs.
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