See of Canterbury

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Anglican institution ecclesiastical jurisdiction episcopal see

The See of Canterbury is the principal episcopal jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, serving as the symbolic and spiritual center of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Aliases (2)

Diocese of Canterbury ×10
Archbishop of Canterbury's see ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican institution → ecclesiastical jurisdiction → episcopal see →
associatedWithSaint	Saint Augustine of Canterbury → Saint Thomas Becket →
associatedWithTitle	Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury → Primate of All England → Primate of the Anglican Communion →
churchRite	Anglican rite →
communion	Anglican Communion →
country	United Kingdom →
denomination	Anglicanism →
ecclesiasticalProvince	Province of Canterbury →
establishedBy	Pope Gregory I →
establishedInCentury	6th century →
establishedInYear	597 →
firstIncumbent	Augustine of Canterbury →
governingBody	Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral →
governs	Archbishop’s diocesan jurisdiction of Canterbury →
hasCathedral	Canterbury Cathedral →
hasFunction	episcopal oversight within the Province of Canterbury → symbolic leadership within the Anglican Communion →
hasGlobalRole	focus of unity for the Anglican Communion →
hasMetropolitanAuthorityOver	Province of Canterbury → southern dioceses of the Church of England →
hasOrdinary	Archbishop of Canterbury →
hasPrimaryCathedralChurch	Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury →
historicalSignificance	center of English Christianity since the early Middle Ages → oldest see in the Church of England →
isPrincipalSeeOf	Anglican Communion → Church of England →
jurisdictionType	archiepiscopal →
languageOfLiturgy	English → Latin (historically) →
linkedToMonarchy	Crown of the United Kingdom (in appointment process) →
linkedToOffice	Supreme Governor of the Church of England (ceremonially via the Crown) →
locatedIn	Canterbury → England → Kent →
partOf	Church of England →
pilgrimageSite	Canterbury Cathedral →
precedesInPrecedence	See of York →
rankInChurchOfEngland	primatial see →
religion	Christianity →
seatOf	Archbishop of Canterbury →
spiritualCenterOf	Anglican Communion →
symbolicCenterOf	Anglican Communion →
usesCathedralAsThrone	cathedra of the Archbishop of Canterbury →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies → Diocese of California → Diocese of Honduras → Diocese of Puerto Rico → Diocese of Toronto → Diocese of Venezuela → Latin American dioceses of the Episcopal Church →	communionWith
Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral ("Diocese of Canterbury") → Old Palace, Canterbury ("Diocese of Canterbury") →	associatedWith
Canterbury Cathedral ("Diocese of Canterbury") → St Clement’s Church, Sandwich ("Diocese of Canterbury") →	diocese
Dean of Canterbury ("Diocese of Canterbury") → St Mary’s Church, Sandwich ("Diocese of Canterbury") →	partOf
Diocese of Rochester ("Diocese of Canterbury") →	borderedBy
historic county of Kent ("Archbishop of Canterbury's see") →	contains
Lambeth Palace ("Diocese of Canterbury") →	governedBy
Anglican Communion →	hasCentralSee
Province of Canterbury ("Diocese of Canterbury") →	hasDiocese
See of York →	hasHistoricalConflictWith
See of York →	otherHistoricArchiepiscopalSee
Archbishop of Canterbury ("Diocese of Canterbury") →	oversees
See of York →	ranksAfter