Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil

E558389

Anglican church Christian denomination

The Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil is the autonomous Anglican church in Brazil and a member province of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil	1
Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil canonical	1
Igreja Episcopal do Brasil	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5965603 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
Context triple: [Anglicanism, hasMajorBranch, Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil]

A. Anglican Church in North America
The Anglican Church in North America is a theologically conservative Anglican body formed in 2009 as an alternative to the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada, uniting numerous dioceses and parishes across the continent.
B. Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.
C. Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, rooted in English Reformation traditions and active across Canada through its parishes, dioceses, and national ministries.
D. Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia is a Christian denomination in the Anglican Communion, known for its episcopal structure, liturgical worship, and significant historical and cultural influence across Australia.
E. Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies
The Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion encompassing several dioceses across the Caribbean region.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
Target entity description: The Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil is the autonomous Anglican church in Brazil and a member province of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

A. Anglican Church in North America
The Anglican Church in North America is a theologically conservative Anglican body formed in 2009 as an alternative to the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada, uniting numerous dioceses and parishes across the continent.
B. Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.
C. Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, rooted in English Reformation traditions and active across Canada through its parishes, dioceses, and national ministries.
D. Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia is a Christian denomination in the Anglican Communion, known for its episcopal structure, liturgical worship, and significant historical and cultural influence across Australia.
E. Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies
The Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion encompassing several dioceses across the Caribbean region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican church ⓘ Christian denomination ⓘ
abbreviation	IEAB ⓘ
allows	marriage of clergy ⓘ ordination of women ⓘ ordination of women as bishops ⓘ ordination of women as priests ⓘ
autonomyStatus	autonomous province of the Anglican Communion ⓘ
churchPolity	episcopal polity ⓘ
classification	Anglican province ⓘ Protestant church ⓘ
communion	Anglican Communion ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
denomination	Anglicanism ⓘ
ecclesiasticalTradition	via media between Protestantism and Catholicism ⓘ
formerName	Igreja Episcopal do Brasil ⓘ linked to: Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
governingBody	General Synod of the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil ⓘ
hasClergyType	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ
hasSacrament	Eucharist ⓘ linked to: Holy Eucharist anointing of the sick ⓘ baptism ⓘ confirmation ⓘ marriage ⓘ ordination ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ
hasStructure	dioceses ⓘ parishes ⓘ province-wide synod ⓘ
hasTerritory	Brazil ⓘ
isInCommunionWith	Anglican Church of Australia ⓘ Anglican Church of Canada ⓘ Anglican Church of Southern Africa ⓘ Church of England ⓘ Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: Episcopal Church
isPartOf	global Anglican Communion ⓘ linked to: Anglican Communion
languageOfWorship	Portuguese ⓘ
liturgyFamily	Anglican liturgy ⓘ
orientation	liturgical ⓘ mainline Protestant ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
theology	Anglican theology ⓘ
usesCreed	Apostles' Creed ⓘ linked to: Apostles’ Creed Athanasian Creed ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ
usesScripture	Holy Bible ⓘ linked to: Bible

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglicanism → hasMajorBranch → Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil ⓘ

subject linked to: Anglicanism (broadly)

Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil → formerName → Igreja Episcopal do Brasil ⓘ

linked to: Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil

Anglican Church in Brazil (GAFCON-aligned) → separatedFrom → Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil ⓘ