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The Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil (IEAB; of the Anglican Communion that covers Brazil . DIOCESE The province consists of nine Diocese s, each headed by a Bishop , one of whom is elected as Bispo Primaz ('' Primate Bishop''), currently Revmº. Bispo Dom Maurício José Araújo de Andrade (instituted on 30 July 2006 , who serves as Bishop of Brasília). The thirtieth General Synod of the church, held in July 2006 , elected the current primate, elevated Amazonia as the ninth diocese of the province and agreed an experimental plan to group the dioceses and missionary districts of the province into three regions. WOMEN PRIESTS A substantial proportion of the Priest s of the province are women, but all the bishops are men. The president of the House of Clergy and Laity is the Rev. Luiz Alberto Barbosa, who was elected at the General Synod to a 3 years term. The General Secretary of the Church is the Rev. Francisco de Assis da Silva, also appointed at the General Synod to a 3 years term. HISTORY Anglican ministry in Brazil began as a number of Chaplaincies catering for Expatriate Anglicans in 1810 . In 1889 , when Brazil formalised the Separation Of Church And State in its constitution, the Anglican chaplaincies began Missionary Work . In 1893 , the provincial newsletter ''Estandarte Cristão'' was first published. To this day it helps keep the widely spread Anglican congregations in touch with each other. In 1965 , the province, which had been under the Metropolitan Supervision of the Archbishop Of Canterbury became autonomous. DIOCESES AND MISSION DISTRICTS Diocese Anglicana de Brasília (DAB; Anglican Diocese of Brasilia)
Besides the Catedral da Ressurreição (''Cathedral of the Resurrection''), the diocese consists of two Parish es, five missions and three ''evangelization points''. Diocese Anglicana de Curitiba (Anglican Diocese of Curitibia) Diocese Anglicana de Pelotas
Diocese Anglicana de Recife (Anglican Diocese of Recife)
Diocese Anglicana de Rio de Janeiro (Anglican Diocese of Rio de Janeiro)
Diocese Anglicana de São Paulo (Anglican Diocese of Sao Paulo) Diocese Meridional (Diocese of Southern Brazil)
Diocese Sul-Ocidental (Diocese of South-Western Brazil)
Diocese da Amazonia (Diocese of Amazonia)
Distrito Missionário do Oeste (Missionary District of the West)
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