| Traditional Anglican Church | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | TAC |
| Classification | Anglo-Catholic |
| Orientation | Anglican |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Shane B. Janzen |
| Associations | Anglican Province of America and Anglican Catholic Church |
| Region | United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Zambia, India, Britain, Brazil, India |
| Founder | Louis Falk |
| Origin | 1991 |
| Official website | https://traditionalanglicanchurch.com/ |
The Traditional Anglican Church (TAC), formerly the Traditional Anglican Communion, is an international church consisting of national provinces in the continuing Anglican movement, independent of the Anglican Communion and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The TAC upholds the theological doctrines of the Affirmation of St. Louis. Each of the respective jurisdictions utilizes a traditional Book of Common Prayer deemed to be free of theological deviation. Most parishioners of these churches would be described as being traditional Prayer Book Anglicans in their theology and liturgical practice. Some Anglo-Catholic parishes use the Anglican Missal in their liturgies. The TAC is governed by a college of bishops from across the church and headed by an elected primate.[1]
The TAC was formed in 1991. Archbishop Louis Falk was its first primate. He was succeeded in 2002 by Archbishop John Hepworth of the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia. The current primate is Archbishop Shane Janzen of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada.
TAC member churches were established outside the Anglican Communion over a number of different issues; the principal issue has been the ordination of women. Other issues include liturgical revisions, the acceptance of homosexual activity and the importance of apostolic tradition within the church.