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Who is the head of the Episcopal Church? What is his relationship to the Archbishop of Canterbury?

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Who is the head of the Episcopal Church? What is his relationship to the Archbishop of Canterbury?

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The head of the Episcopal Church in the U.S. is the democratically elected Presiding Bishop. Currently, this is the Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold . The Archbishop of Canterbury has no authority over the Presiding Bishop or the American church. He can, however, dis-invite the Presiding Bishop (and all American bishops) from the Lambeth Conference, or refuse to recognize The Episcopal Church as part of the Anglican Communion.