Some Anglicans, in addition to other Protestants, held that apostolic succession "may also be understood as a continuity in doctrinal teaching from the time of the apostles to the present."
Beberapa kalangan Anglikan, di samping kalangan Protestan lainnya, menyatakan bahwa suksesi apostolik "juga dapat dipahami sebagai suatu kesinambungan dalam ajaran doktrinal dari jaman para rasul hingga saat ini."