Province (Anglican)

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Member churches of the Anglican Communion are often referred to as provinces. Some provinces are coterminous with the boundaries of political states, some include multiple nations, some include only parts of a nation. Some, such as the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, have the word "province" in their names. A list of all member churches of the Anglican Communion is available at the main Anglican Communion article.

The word "province" is also used to refer to groupings of dioceses within a member church. The Church of England is divided into two provinces: Canterbury and York. The Anglican Church of Australia has five provinces: News South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. The Anglican Church of Canada has four: British Columbia and the Yukon, Canada, Ontario and Rupert's Land. The Church of Ireland has two: Armagh and Dublin. The Church of Nigeria and the Episcopal Church in the United States of America both number, rather than name, their provinces. Nigeria has three and ECUSA has nine.