Anglican Communion

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The Anglican Communion is a global family of interrelated Christian churches with historical ties to the Church of England, sharing Anglican traditions, theology, and liturgy while remaining self-governing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian communion
worldwide church body
hasAdministrativeOffice Anglican Communion Office
hasAdministrativeOfficeLocation London, England
surface form: London
hasCentralSee See of Canterbury
hasCharacteristic communion of autonomous churches
full communion among member churches
global family of churches
interdependent provinces
maintains historic episcopate
recognizes Archbishop of Canterbury as spiritual focus of unity
shared Anglican heritage
uses Book of Common Prayer tradition
hasConsultativeBody Anglican Consultative Council
Lambeth Conference
Primates’ Meeting
hasDenominationalFamily Anglican Communion self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anglicanism
hasDoctrinalStandard Apostles’ Creed
Book of Common Prayer
surface form: Book of Common Prayer tradition

Bible
surface form: Holy Scriptures

Nicene Creed
Thirty-Nine Articles
hasEcclesiologicalPrinciple autonomy of provinces
mutual responsibility and interdependence
hasEcumenicalDialogueBody Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission
hasEcumenicalRelation Lutheran churches
Orthodox churches
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
hasGlobalPresence Africa
Asia
Caribbean
Europe
Latin America
North America
Oceania
hasHeadquartersLocation London, England
surface form: London
hasInstrumentOfCommunion Anglican Consultative Council
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Conference
Primates’ Meeting
hasLanguageOfWorship English
local vernacular languages
hasLeaderRole Archbishop of Canterbury
hasLiturgicalTradition Anglican liturgy
hasMembership tens of millions of baptized members
hasNumberOfProvinces over 40
hasOrigin Church of England
hasPolity episcopal polity
hasPrimaryHistoricalRoot Reformation
surface form: English Reformation
hasTheologicalTradition Anglican theology
religion Christianity

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Christian catechism usedBy Anglican Communion
ARCIC religiousTraditionInvolved Anglican Communion
ARCIC sponsors Anglican Communion
ARCIC establishedBy Anglican Communion
The Final Report (ARCIC I) concerns Anglican Communion
Salvation and the Church ecclesialPartners Anglican Communion
Walking Together on the Way concerns Anglican Communion
Walking Together on the Way dialoguePartners Anglican Communion
The Gift of Authority relatedTo Anglican Communion
Diocese of Northern Indiana isPartOf Anglican Communion
Diocese of Northern Indiana communion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Utah communion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Western Montana isPartOf Anglican Communion
St. Brendan the Navigator veneratedIn Anglican Communion
St Mary veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Ezekiel veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Thomas Becket veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Thomas Becket
Saint Reparata veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Thaddaeus veneratedIn Anglican Communion
provinces of The Episcopal Church denominationalContext Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Provinces of The Episcopal Church
Diocese of Indianapolis communion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Indianapolis affiliation Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Worldwide Anglican Communion
Diocese of Michigan communion Anglican Communion
Archbishop of Cape Town memberOf Anglican Communion
St Peter’s Theological College, Rosettenville denomination Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
Feast of the Holy Family celebratedBy Anglican Communion
David Hoyle partOf Anglican Communion
Diocese of Eastern Michigan affiliation Anglican Communion
Feast of the Holy Innocents observedBy Anglican Communion
Navajoland Area Mission partOf Anglican Communion
Province 6 of the Episcopal Church communion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Western Michigan communion Anglican Communion
Catedral de San Pablo (Bogotá) denomination Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
Diocese of Ohio isMemberOf Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (through the Episcopal Church)
Diocese of Southern Ohio memberOf Anglican Communion
Provincial Synod isBodyOf Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Provincial Synod (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
diocese of St Helena affiliation Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Diocese of St Helena
Synod of Bishops religiousAffiliation Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
Morant Bay Parish Church denomination Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican
Morant Bay Parish Church tradition Anglican Communion
Diocese of Quincy affiliation Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (through the Episcopal Church)
St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe affiliation Anglican Communion
Saint Stephen veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Episcopal Diocese of Colorado communion Anglican Communion
Episcopal Diocese of Iowa memberOf Anglican Communion