Order of Ethiopia
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The Order of Ethiopia was a group from the Ethiopian movement
in the Eastern Cape
region of South Africa
that came into association with the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (since 2006 the Anglican Church of Southern Africa) during most of the 20th century. It was founded and initially led by James Mata Dwane. James Mata Dwane left the A.M.E church as he did not feel his bishops states was valid and thus along with the likes of m. mpumlwane and nehemiya tile left the church. They sought talks with the church of the province and in 1900 a compact was signed by the 7 bishops of the province to be incommunion with the ethiopian church and thus they would concecrate bishops, priest and deacons for the order. There James Mata Dwane was made a deacon, and he died a deacon 10 years later. The church grew; it had various schism in its history--the major ones were when the grandson of James Mata Dwane was made bishop instead of the then president of the church Fr Hopa.
Ethiopian movement
The Ethiopian Movement is a religious movement that began in southern Africa towards the end of the 19th century, when two groups broke away from the Anglican and Methodist churches...
in the Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
region of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
that came into association with the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (since 2006 the Anglican Church of Southern Africa) during most of the 20th century. It was founded and initially led by James Mata Dwane. James Mata Dwane left the A.M.E church as he did not feel his bishops states was valid and thus along with the likes of m. mpumlwane and nehemiya tile left the church. They sought talks with the church of the province and in 1900 a compact was signed by the 7 bishops of the province to be incommunion with the ethiopian church and thus they would concecrate bishops, priest and deacons for the order. There James Mata Dwane was made a deacon, and he died a deacon 10 years later. The church grew; it had various schism in its history--the major ones were when the grandson of James Mata Dwane was made bishop instead of the then president of the church Fr Hopa.