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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this entity surface form: Anglican Communion through the Episcopal Church (United States)
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this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (through the Episcopal Church)
Saint Elisabeth of Hungary veneratedIn Anglican Communion
St. Paul’s Church, Savannah (later cathedral status) religiousAffiliation Anglican Communion
subject surface form: St. Paul’s Church, Savannah
John Bird Sumner partOf Anglican Communion
John Longley appliesToJurisdiction Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Archbishop of Canterbury
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Episcopal Diocese of Cuba seeAlso Anglican Communion
Pope Sixtus II veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Grace Church Cathedral affiliation Anglican Communion
Saint Adalbert of Prague veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Agatha veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Trinity Episcopal Church isPartOf Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Trinity Episcopal Church (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
Bishop of Llandaff communion Anglican Communion
Paulinus of Nola veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Good Friday Vespers associatedWith Anglican Communion
Cathedral Church of Saint Luke, Orlando affiliation Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Worldwide Anglican Communion
St Mary’s Church, Maldon affiliation Anglican Communion
Michael Curry (bishop) partOf Anglican Communion
Bishop of Nevada churchCommunion Anglican Communion
Anglican Studies program associatedWith Anglican Communion
CAPA religiousAffiliation Anglican Communion
lectio divina practicedIn Anglican Communion
St. Francis Church, Kochi formerDenomination Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
Second Sunday of Easter celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Fourth Sunday of Easter celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Diocese of Barbados isPartOf Anglican Communion
Third Sunday of Easter celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Fifth Sunday of Easter celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Bishop of Chicago communion Anglican Communion
Virginia Theological Seminary regionServed Anglican Communion
Virginia Theological Seminary affiliatedWith Anglican Communion
Broad Church Anglicanism partOf Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion traditions
Sixth Sunday of Easter celebratedBy Anglican Communion
moveable feasts isUsedIn Anglican Communion
cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York affiliation Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Bishop of Fond du Lac isOfficeWithin Anglican Communion
DioFDL churchTradition Anglican Communion
Anglican theologians employer Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican churches