As of January 2006, the regional church had 610,061 members in 431 parishes.

This assembly was composed of elected representatives of the various regional churches.

Liberals sought an affirmation of national and regional churches' autonomy.

They are the heads of the different regional churches and are assisted by other Apostles.

The church is divided into several regional churches (districts), covering entire countries or continents.

Today the Anglican Communion includes 28 national or regional churches in 164 countries.

Gradually they became the heads of each independent regional church and were called Patriarch which means common father.

A modern English translation, however, would be regional church.

The main question here is how the regional churches, each one fiercely jealous of its independence, should deal with one other.

The second set of questions covered why the various regional churches had differing customs and liturgies.