Anglican Province of Christ the King

The Anglican Province of Christ the King (APCK) is a Continuing Anglican church with traditional forms both of
Anglican Province of
doctrine and liturgy. It is considered one of the more Anglo-Catholic jurisdictions among Continuing Anglican church
bodies. Christ the King

History
At the founding of the Continuing Anglican movement in 1977 at the Congress of St. Louis, a proposed constitution for a
new Anglican church in North America was put before the four existing dioceses for ratification. The two which did ratify
the constitution later adopted the name Anglican Catholic Church.[1][2] The two which did not ratify because of concerns
that the role of the new church's bishops was overly narrow, elected to continue under the original name of the
movement.[3] One of these non-ratifying dioceses, the Diocese of the Southeastern States, dissolved within a short time
leaving only the Diocese of Christ the King under its bishop ordinary, Robert Morse of California. In 1981, the Diocese of
Christ the King reported 40 parishes across the United States, with more than 35 clergy.[4] A new name, Province of
Christ the King, was adopted as the church expanded to become a nationwide jurisdiction spanning the United States. The
province was renamed as the Anglican Province of Christ the King in 1991.[5] Abbreviation APCK
Classification Anglo-Catholic
On July 25, 2007, the bishop and most of the parishes in the Eastern Diocese of the APCK withdrew, joining the Anglican
Church in America.[6] However, four of its parishes decided to remain within the APCK. Orientation Anglican
Polity Episcopal
On June 29, 2007, James E. Provence was elected as successor to Morse upon the latter's retirement as archbishop of the
province. Morse continued as provost of St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological Seminary which he was Associations Inter-Communion
instrumental in founding in 1979. Provence resigned on July 20, 2015, and Frederick G. Morrison was elected to succeed with Anglican
him as archbishop.[7] Morrison retired on January 1, 2020, and was replaced by Archbishop John E Upham.[8] Upham Catholic Church
had been consecrated a Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of the Atlantic States on August 15, 2012.[9] Archbishop Upham and United
deceased in February, 2023.[10] Episcopal Church
of North America
From 2003 to 2011, the Anglican Catholic Church (ACC), the Anglican Province of Christ the King (APCK), and the
Region United States
United Episcopal Church of North America (UECNA) explored opportunities for greater cooperation and the possibility
of achieving organic unity. In 2003, Archbishop John-Charles Vockler of the ACC in a letter, called for prayers for healing Founder Robert S. Morse
of the damaged relations between the ACC and the APCK.[11] In 2007 intercommunion was formally astablished between Origin 1977
the APCK and the ACC and UECNA. In January 2009, one bishop from each jurisdiction consecrated three suffragan St. Louis,
bishops in St. Louis, intending that they serve all three jurisdictions.[12] Missouri, US

Archbishop Robert Morse died in 2015.[13] Separated from Episcopal Church

in the United
States of America
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The publishing arm of the APCK is known as the American Church Union (ACU).[14] The APCK publishes a newsletter Members 8,000
called The Shepherd's Staff.[15] Official website www.anglicanpck
.org (https://www.
Parishes anglicanpck.org/)

The APCK has over forty parishes across three dioceses organized geographically.[16] Sixteen of its parishes are in California.

Seminary
Saint Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College was founded in 1979 as a seminary for the newly formed Diocese of Christ the King. It continues to offer
classes, in person and online, mostly for prospective clergy of the APCK. It is located one block south of the University of California, Berkeley.

The college had originally been founded in 1952 by Robert S. Morse as the Episcopal Chaplaincy at Stanford University, with the St. Joseph of Arimathea
Foundation established in 1960. In 1964 the current location was purchased. Due to disagreements between Robert S. Morse and the then Episcopal bishop, James
Pike, in 1963 Morse resigned as Chairman but filled the Board with Orthodox and Catholic clergy, including Prince Vasili Romanov and the Very Rev. Alexander
Schmemann. The St. Joseph’s Student Center hosted Orthodox, Catholic, and Anglican services throughout the week.[17]

References
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nary.org/datadir/en-events/ev83/files/miller%20on%20las%20vega
s.pdf) (PDF). Anglican and Episcopal History. 80 (1): 74–78.
2. Armentrout, Don (1986). "Episcopal Splinter Groups". Historical
Magazine of the Episcopal Church. 55: 295–320.
3. "From Denver" (https://web.archive.org/web/20060713033927/htt
p://www.orthodoxanglican.org/tcc/42-2/DenverToDallas.htm). 2006-
07-13. Archived from the original (http://www.orthodoxanglican.org/t
cc/42-2/DenverToDallas.htm) on 2006-07-13. Retrieved
2023-04-29.
4. Read, Francis (1981-08-09). "Letters" (https://books.google.com/bo
oks?id=KmDkAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22holyrood%20seminary%22&pg
=RA5-PT5). The Living Church. pp. 2–3.
5. "History of the Province" (https://www.anglicanpck.org/history-apck).
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6. Hart, Fr Robert (2007-07-25). "The Continuum: Now It's Official" (htt
ps://anglicancontinuum.blogspot.com/2007/07/now-its-official.html).
The Continuum. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
 7. "Biography of The Most Rev Frederick G Morrison" (https://web.arch 12. "History of the UECNA" (https://unitedepiscopal.org/history/history-o
ive.org/web/20161130065520/http://www.anglicanpck.org/archbish f-the-uecna/). United Episcopal Church of North America. Retrieved
op/biography_morrison.shtml). Anglican Province of Christ the 2022-08-21.
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hop/biography_morrison.shtml) on 30 November 2016. Retrieved The Berkeley Daily Planet" (https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/is
26 December 2016. sue/2015-05-29/article/43361?headline=Archbishop-Robert-S.-Mor
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BISHOPS, 6 December, 2019, Announcement www.berkeleydailyplanet.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a764502dc2b4a0bdb3d06c6/t/5df1b0e86e2f171b762a71ad/1576120552535/Provincial+Announcement
14. "The American Church Union" (https://americanchurchunion.com/).
9. Christus Rex (2016-08-21). "Three New Suffragan Bishops" (https:// americanchurchunion.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
web.archive.org/web/20160821034844/https://www.anglicanpck.or 15. "Newsletters" (https://www.anglicanpck.org/newsletters). Anglican
g/news/newsletters/ChristusRex-V5-N3.pdf) (PDF). Archived from Province of Christ the King. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
the original (https://www.anglicanpck.org/news/newsletters/Christus 16. "Dioceses of the APCK" (https://web.archive.org/web/20161220170
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10. "Obituary information for The Most Rev. John Exley Upham, Jr" (http Province of Christ the King. Archived from the original (http://www.a
s://www.bryan-leefuneralhome.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obI nglicanpck.org/dioceses/index.shtml) on 20 December 2016.
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11. "ACC, APCK Relations Progress" (https://web.archive.org/web/200 Arimathea Anglican Theological College and Chapel (https://christi
60713033633/http://www.orthodoxanglican.org/tcc/42-2/focus.htm# nesunderland.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/history.sjatc_.chapel.pd
6). 2006-07-13. Archived from the original (http://www.orthodoxangli f) (PDF). The American Church Union. pp. 1–3.
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2022-08-24.

External links
Official website (https://www.anglicanpck.org/)
Official site of Saint Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College (http://www.anglicanpck.org/seminary/)

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