AUSTRALIA
Courier-Mail
JILL PENGELLEY THE ADVERTISER JUNE 22, 2014
THE Anglican Church is in “real financial strife” in up to a third of its 23 dioceses across Australia, a spokeswoman says.
Dr Muriel Porter says the finances will be discussed at the church’s General Synod in Adelaide, which starts on Sunday.
“We have quite a few dioceses that look to be on the brink of bankruptcy,” she said yesterday.
“That’s a huge game-changer.
“We have the second-largest church (after the Catholic Church) with a number of its dioceses in real financial strife.”
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