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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Saint Fillan veneratedIn Anglican Communion
St Neots Parish Church affiliation Anglican Communion
St Mary’s Church affiliation Anglican Communion
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, St Neots
Saint Neot veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Alfege of Canterbury veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Alfege veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Anglican Church of Melanesia denomination Anglican Communion
Anglican Church of Melanesia partOf Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: worldwide Anglican Communion
Episcopal Diocese of Navajoland affiliation Anglican Communion
Arnulf of Metz veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Apollinaris veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Second Sunday of Advent celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Palestinian Christians religiousDenomination Anglican Communion
William H. Stokes religiousTradition Anglican Communion
Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry receivedBy Anglican Communion
Province of Dublin isPartOf Anglican Communion
Second Sunday of Quadragesima isObservedBy Anglican Communion
Candlemas isObservedBy Anglican Communion
Third Sunday of Quadragesima usedInTradition Anglican Communion
Third Sunday of Advent celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima observedBy Anglican Communion
Simeon the God-receiver veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Michaelmas associatedWith Anglican Communion
Lydia of Thyatira veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Thomas veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Thomas the Apostle
Thomas veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Thomas the Apostle
Saint Blaise veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Instruments of Unity partOf Anglican Communion
Instruments of Unity scope Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: worldwide Anglican Communion
Four Evangelists veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Swithun denomination Anglican Communion
Saint Swithun veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Leonard of Noblac veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council isPositionIn Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: worldwide Anglican Communion
Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council hasScope Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: global Anglican Communion
Secretary General of the Anglican Communion jurisdiction Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: worldwide Anglican Communion
Cathedral Church of the Advent isPartOf Anglican Communion
Saint Erasmus of Formia veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Helena veneratedIn Anglican Communion