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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Anglican Diocese of Newcastle affiliation Anglican Communion
Ridley Hall, Cambridge religiousTradition Anglican Communion
Feria Quarta Cinerum isObservedBy Anglican Communion
Dies Cinerum usedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Martin denomination Anglican Communion
Saint Martin veneratedIn Anglican Communion
John the Forerunner veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Denis of Paris veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral usedBy Anglican Communion
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu affiliation Anglican Communion
Area Bishop of Bradwell usedIn Anglican Communion
Archbishop of Armagh tradition Anglican Communion
Archbishop of Armagh recognizedBy Anglican Communion
Easter Sunday Mass celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Judas Thomas veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace) usedInTradition Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Nunc Dimittis
Anglicanism (broadly) hasCommunionStructure Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Anglicanism
Didymus veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Stephen Cottrell partOf Anglican Communion
James the Less veneratedIn Anglican Communion
the Less veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: James the Less
the Younger veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: James the Younger
name "Whitsunday" associated with white garments of baptismal candidates observedBy Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Whitsunday
Archbishop of Adelaide church Anglican Communion
Anglican Schools Commission religiousAffiliation Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
cathedrals of the Church of England partOf Anglican Communion
St James Church Weybridge affiliation Anglican Communion
Martyn Snow affiliation Anglican Communion
Saint usedByDenomination Anglican Communion
Simon the Cananaean feastDayObservedBy Anglican Communion
Simon the Cananaean veneratedIn Anglican Communion
John the Revelator veneratedIn Anglican Communion
John the Divine veneratedIn Anglican Communion
St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney denomination Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican
Bishop of Plymouth usedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Ildephonsus of Toledo veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Simon Zelotes veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bishop of Truro communion Anglican Communion
Saint Bernard of Menthon veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Anglican Diocese of Brisbane affiliation Anglican Communion
Anglican Diocese of Brisbane isMemberOf Anglican Communion
Saint Cuthbert veneratedIn Anglican Communion