| Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|
 Arms[1] | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Anglican |
| Scripture | Holy Bible |
| Theology | Anglican doctrine |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Nathan Ingen (acting) |
| Headquarters | Lae, Morobe Province |
| Territory | Papua New Guinea |
| Origin | 27 February 1977[2] Dogura Cathedral |
| Members | c. 230,000 |
| Official website | acpng.org.pg |
The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea is a province of the Anglican Communion. It was created in 1977 when the Province of Papua New Guinea became independent from the Province of Queensland in the Church of England in Australia (officially renamed the Anglican Church of Australia in 1981)[3] following Papua New Guinea's independence in 1975.[4]
- ^ Apart from the conventional crest and bishop's mitre common to crests of Anglican churches and dioceses the logo contains a representation of a sword, the keys to the kingdom and a lakatoi, the sailing boat used in the traditional hiri trading expedition of the Motuan people and the symbol of Port Moresby.
- ^ The Living Church: Vol. 174, pp. 7–8
- ^ When it followed the 1955 decision of the Church of England in Canada.
- ^ "Church Times: "New Church is launched in Papua New Guinea", 4 March 1977, p 20". Retrieved 28 April 2021.