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{{Short description|Christian denomination in New Zealand}}
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The '''Church of Confessing Anglicans Aotearoa/New Zealand''' ('''CCAANZ''') is an [[Evangelical Anglicanism|evangelical Anglican]] denomination in [[New Zealand]]. It is not a member of the [[Anglican Communion]] as recognised by the current [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], but is recognised by the [[Global Anglican Future Conference]] (GAFCON). The church consists of 20 parishes, some of which consist of clergy and church members who left the [[Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia]] after it allowed bishops to authorise [[Blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches|blessings of same-sex marriages]], and some of which were newly established at the time of the formation of the church.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sandeman |first1=John |title="Please leave us" Sydney's Anglican Archbishop tells progressive Christians |url=https://www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/please-leave-us-sydneys-anglican-archbishop-tells-progressive-christians/ |accessdate=14 October 2019 |work=Eternity News |date=14 October 2019}}</ref>

==History==
The Church of Confessing Anglicans Aotearoa/New Zealand grew out of the New Zealand branch of the [[Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans]] and was established on 17 May 2019. This followed the decision by the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia to allow the blessing of same-sex marriages and civil unions.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Anglican diocese created in New Zealand as wider Province moves towards same-sex blessings |url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/new-anglican-diocese-created-in-new-zealand-as-wider-province-moves-towards-same-sex-blessings/132455.htm |accessdate=12 December 2019 |work=www.christiantoday.com |date=18 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Leadership==
Jay Behan is the inaugural bishop.<ref>{{cite web |title=A New Diocese & Bishop for the Church of Confessing Anglicans in New Zealand |url=https://www.gafcon.org/news/a-new-diocese-bishop-for-the-church-of-confessing-anglicans-in-new-zealand |publisher=[[Global Anglican Future Conference]] |accessdate=14 October 2019 |date=17 May 2019}}</ref> Behan's episcopal consecration took place on 19 October 2019, led by Archbishop [[Foley Beach]] of the [[Anglican Church in North America]], the chairman of GAFCON Primates' Council. The consecration service was attended by several representatives of GAFCON, including Archbishop [[Laurent Mbanda]] of the [[Anglican Church of Rwanda]] and Archbishop [[Glenn Davies]] of the [[Anglican Diocese of Sydney]] (among nine bishops of the [[Anglican Church of Australia]]), Bishop [[Andy Lines]] of the [[Anglican Mission in England]] and the retired Bishop [[Derek Eaton]] of the [[Anglican Diocese of Nelson]] in New Zealand. Bishop [[Richard Ellena]] also a former Bishop of Nelson was present, and brought greeting from the New Zealand Church Missionary Society.
<ref>[https://virtueonline.org/christchurch-gafcon-consecrates-new-evangelical-diocesan-bishop "Christchurch: GAFCON Consecrates New Evangelical Diocesan Bishop"], ''Virtue Online'', 19 October 2019.</ref>

==Structure==
CCAANZ is an autonomous, [[extra-provincial Anglican churches|extra-provincial]] [[Anglican]] [[diocese]] governed by a [[synod]] comprising representatives from all member [[parish]]es. The synod elects a [[Committee#Standing committee|standing committee]] with delegated authority when synod is out of session.

As of September 2024 CCAANZ has 20 member parishes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CCAANZ - Church of Confessing Anglicans: Find a Church |url=https://confessinganglicans.nz/find-a-church/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=confessinganglicans.nz}}</ref>

==Beliefs and practices==
CCAANZ describes its core beliefs as:<ref name="About"/>

*Faith is in [[Trinity|one God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit]].
*Hope is in the only [[Jesus in Christianity|Saviour, Jesus Christ]], who died and rose again for us.
*Final [[Biblical inerrancy|authority and unchangeable]] standard for Christian faith and life is the Bible.
*Doctrine is expressed in the Apostles, Nicene and Athanasian [[Creed#Christian creeds|Creeds]], the [[Book of Common Prayer#1662|Book of Common Prayer (1662)]], the [[Thirty-nine Articles|39 Articles of Religion]], and the Ordinal.
*Acceptance of the [[Global Anglican Future Conference#Jerusalem Declaration|Jerusalem Declaration]] as a contemporary expression of [[Anglican doctrine]] and practice.

CCAANZ [[Ordination of women|ordains women]] and men as priests and deacons.<ref name="About">{{Cite web | url=https://confessinganglicans.nz/ |title =CCAANZ - Church of Confessing Anglicans: About |website=confessinganglicans.nz}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|https://confessinganglicans.nz/}}

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