The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has officially cut all ties with the Church in Wales following the appointment of Bishop Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian cleric, as the 15th Archbishop of Wales.

The announcement was made by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba, during the opening of the 14th Conference of Chancellors, Registrars, and Legal Officers in Abuja.

Primate Ndukuba condemned the appointment as a “serious departure from biblical truth” and labeled it “an abomination.” He compared the action to the Church of Nigeria’s 2003 decision to sever ties with the Episcopal Church (USA) after the consecration of Gene Robinson, an openly gay bishop.

“Just as the Church of Nigeria took steps after the election of Gene Robinson in the United States, we are severing every tie and relationship with the Church of Wales,” he declared.

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