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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Rosary alsoUsedIn Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Reformation influences Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
T. S. Eliot convertedTo Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Prince Charles religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Stuart period religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Province I religiousDenomination Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Province I memberOf Anglican Communion
Confirmation practicedIn Anglican Communion
Ordinary Time usedIn Anglican Communion
Transfiguration celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Church of England denomination Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Church of England isPartOf Anglican Communion
Diocese of the Virgin Islands communion Anglican Communion
Diocese of the Virgin Islands hasMembershipIn Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: worldwide Anglican Communion through the Episcopal Church
Athanasian Creed usedByDenomination Anglican Communion
Bishops' Wars religiousContext Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Saint Anne veneratedIn Anglican Communion
American South (colonial and early national periods) dominantDenomination Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Province II of the Episcopal Church memberOf Anglican Communion
Province II denomination Anglican Communion
Province II religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Thomas Cranmer religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Epiphany observedBy Anglican Communion
Anointing of the Sick religiousTradition Anglican Communion
Nativity of Christ isCentralToTradition Anglican Communion
National Cathedral religion Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Washington National Cathedral
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Diocese of Taiwan communion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Taiwan affiliation Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Worldwide Anglican Communion
Diocese of Taiwan tradition Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican
Old Catholicism ecumenicalRelations Anglican Communion
Old Catholicism hasFullCommunionWith Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (via Union of Utrecht)
Laurence Olivier religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Diocese of Oxford follows Anglican Communion
Henry Middleton religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Episcopal Theological Seminary in Haiti denomination Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican
Philippine Independent Church memberOf Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion partners-in-mission network
Light of the World veneratedInTradition Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Apostle Peter veneratedIn Anglican Communion
New Revised Standard Version liturgicalUse Anglican Communion
resurrection of Jesus Christ doctrineHeldBy Anglican Communion
Protestant Christianity hasSubtradition Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Ascension Day celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Lent observedBy Anglican Communion
Diocese of Honduras denomination Anglican Communion
Diocese of Honduras memberOf Anglican Communion
Advent observedBy Anglican Communion