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 theologians memberOf Anglican Communion
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Canon of Westminster religiousOrder Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican communion
Diocese of Belize memberOf Anglican Communion
Diocese of Belize communion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Belize affiliation Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Worldwide Anglican Communion
Diocese of Guyana communion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Guyana establishedInCommunion Anglican Communion
Allhallowtide observedBy Anglican Communion
Saint Genevieve veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Ludger veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bishop of Utah communion Anglican Communion
Saint Susanna veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bromley Deanery religiousAffiliation Anglican Communion
St Mary Magdalene Church hasAffiliation Anglican Communion
subject surface form: St Mary Magdalene Church, Torquay
Brendan of Clonfert veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Our Lady usedIn Anglican Communion
Our Lady of Sorrows veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago seeAlso Anglican Communion
Saint Oswin veneratedIn Anglican Communion
St Thomas Anglican Church denomination Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
Saint Januarius veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Lebbaeus veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bishop of Michigan communion Anglican Communion
Bishop of Indianapolis isPartOf Anglican Communion
Province of Southern Africa denomination Anglican Communion
Province of Southern Africa partOf Anglican Communion
Diocese of Cape Town communion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Cape Town belongsToTradition Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Global Anglicanism
Bill Burnett denomination Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
Bill Burnett partOf Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: worldwide Anglican Communion
Childermas observedBy Anglican Communion
“Festum Sanctorum Innocentium” (Latin) celebratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Festum Sanctorum Innocentium
“Santos Inocentes” (Spanish) hasDenomination Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Santos Inocentes
“Heilige Unschuldige Kinder” (German) celebratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Heilige Unschuldige Kinder
this entity surface form: Anglikanische Kirche
Saint Roch veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Salve Regina usedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
EDWM partOf Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan