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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Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh memberOf Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (through the Episcopal Church)
O Come O Come Emmanuel popularIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
St Michael veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bartholomew veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Columbanus of Bobbio veneratedIn Anglican Communion
the Martyrs honoredBy Anglican Communion
Mariann Edgar Budde partOf Anglican Communion
Saint Mungo veneratedIn Anglican Communion
James the Righteous veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Arnulf of Metz veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bishop of Dunwich usedIn Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (Church of England)
Triumph of the Cross observedBy Anglican Communion
Elevation of the Holy Cross celebratedIn Anglican Communion
Kreuzerhöhung celebratedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglikanische Kirche
True Cross veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware communion Anglican Communion
Archbishop of Wales memberOf Anglican Communion
Archbishop of Wales communion Anglican Communion
encyclical Ut unum sint addresses Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Ut unum sint
All Saints Church, St Ives affiliation Anglican Communion
Saint Maurice veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Alban veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint James veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Christ Church, Savannah partOf Anglican Communion
Empress Helena veneratedIn Anglican Communion
King Edwin of Northumbria veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bishop of Lichfield belongsToCommunion Anglican Communion
Trinity Episcopal Church religiousAffiliation Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Trinity Episcopal Church (Hartford, Connecticut)
Nicholas Knisely partOf Anglican Communion
RSV usedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican churches
Saint Audomar veneratedIn Anglican Communion
James veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: James the Just
Holy Name of Jesus veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Holy Name of Jesus celebratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
Eusebius of Vercelli veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Germain of Paris veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eadfrith of Lindisfarne veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Birth of the Virgin Mary celebratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Ursula veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bishop of Bermuda partOf Anglican Communion
Anglican Diocese of Bermuda partOf Anglican Communion
Laetare Sunday observedIn Anglican Communion