The US Episcopal Church is to be barred from Anglican decision-making bodies over its stance on same-sex marriage and homosexuality, bishops say.
It means the Church will be suspended from participating in the life and work of the Anglican communion.
The decision was made by senior Anglican clergy at what was described as a "really tough" meeting, held in Canterbury, to heal Church rifts.
Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said it "will bring real pain".
The decision dates back to the ordination of openly gay Canon Gene Robinson as a bishop of the Episcopal Church's New Hampshire diocese in 2003 - a move that divided the global Anglican communion.
The meeting in Canterbury, which started on Monday and brings together 39 Anglican primates, was organised by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, amid ongoing disagreements in the Church over homosexuality and same-sex marriage.
Before it began, more than 100 senior Anglicans wrote an open letter urging the Church of England to repent for "discriminating" against lesbian and gay Christians.
A statement from Anglican leaders in Canterbury acknowledged "deep differences" over the understanding of marriage but said the Episcopal Church's approval of gay marriage was "a fundamental departure from the faith and teaching" of the majority of Anglicans.
The Church leaders added that the majority of those gathered at the meeting would "reaffirm" the teaching of scripture that "upholds marriage as between a man and a woman".
Archbishop Welby is to appoint a task group to rebuild trust in the Anglican Communion.
Those who sent the letter to the primates ahead of the meeting have expressed "deep hurt" at the result.
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