But this is not the view of the vast majority of the Anglican Communion.

Source: https://virtueonline.org/anglican-convocation-europe-bishops-respond-archbishop-church-wales

It defines the Anglican Communion in terms of its historical origin and its Reformation formularies, and it makes no mention of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the “Instruments of Unity.”

Source: https://virtueonline.org/next-step-gafcon-and-global-south-fellowship-take-parallel-lanes-toward-new-communion-thesis-11

So the question for the Gafcon movement and the Global South Fellowship is this: in what sense do they, in fact, constitute the Anglican Communion?

Source: https://virtueonline.org/next-step-after-lambeth-2022-thesis-12

The Chairman of the Supra-West Diocesan Board (Old Province One) of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Rev. Friday Imaekhai, has urged church leaders to work together for the accomplishment of the Divine mission entrusted to them.

Source: https://guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/ibru-ecumenical-centre/dahwat-ul-rahmon-holds-special-prayer-lecture/

The controversial vote comes just weeks after the Church of England also voted to bless same-sex marriages, with many of the conservative branches of the Anglican Communion reacting highly negatively to the vote.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/03/11/schism-plain-and-simple-german-catholic-bishops-vote-to-bless-same-sex-unions/

The tweet was inadvertently sent (and quickly deleted) by 'Bishop' Jo Wells who serves at the Anglican Communion Office in London as "Bishop for Episcopal Ministry".

Source: https://virtueonline.org/archbishop-welby-suffers-depression-gafcon-iv-set-open-rwanda-gsfa-chairman-uganda-archbishop-blast

This renders his leadership role in the Anglican Communion entirely indefensible."

Source: https://www.christiantoday.com/article/majority.of.worlds.anglicans.formally.reject.leadership.of.archbishop.of.canterbury/140115.htm