Archbishop of Canterbury declares Sudan new Anglican province

From Sudan-

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Sunday declared Sudan the 39th province of the worldwide Anglican Communion, six years after the predominantly Christian south gained independence from the north.

The Anglican church in Sudan, a majority Muslim country, has been administered from South Sudan since the 2011 split which followed a civil war that left more than 2 million people dead.

Sunday’s ceremony in Khartoum added Sudan to the 85 million-strong worldwide Anglican communion’s 38 member churches – known as provinces – and six other branches known as extra provincials.

Welby said that creating a 39th Anglican province with its own Khartoum-based archbishop was a “new beginning” for Christians in Sudan.

More here-

http://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/2104746/archbishop-canterbury-declares-sudan-new-anglican-province

also here-

http://www.africanews.com/2017/07/31/muslim-majority-sudan-declared-39th-province-of-global-anglican-church/