Anglican Church of Nigeria cuts ties with Church of Wales over lesbian bishop

The Anglican Church of Nigeria has broken relations with the Church in Wales following the election of an openly lesbian cleric as its archbishop. The Nigerian primate made the announcement during a gathering of church legal officers in Abuja. The primate of the Church of Nigeria, the Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, told delegates at the opening of the 14th Church of Nigeria Conference of Chancellors, Registrars and Legal Officers that his province rejected the election of the Right Rev. Cherry Vann as Archbishop of Wales, Anglican Ink reported.