Anglican Church of Kenya
| Anglican Church of Kenya | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Anglican |
| Scripture | Protestant Bible |
| Theology | Anglican doctrine |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Jackson Ole Sapit |
| Associations | Anglican Communion, GAFCON |
| Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Territory | Kenya |
| Members | 5,860,000 |
| Official website | www |
The Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) is a province of the Anglican Communion, and it is composed by 41 dioceses. The current leader and Archbishop of Kenya is Jackson Ole Sapit. The Anglican Church of Kenya claims nearly 6 million total members. According to a study published in the Journal of Anglican Studies and by Cambridge University Press, the ACK claims 5 million adherents, with no official definition of membership, with nearly 2 million officially affiliated members, and between 310,000 - 400,000 active members. The church became part of the Province of East Africa in 1960, but Kenya and Tanzania were divided into separate provinces in 1970.