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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subject surface form: Saint Mary
St Catherine's Day associatedWith Anglican Communion
church of St Michael with St Mary (adjacent) isPartOf Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Church of St Michael with St Mary, Melbourne
Diocesan Boys’ School foundedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
Saint Martin de Porres veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Oxbridge universities historicallyLinkedTo Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
William H. Love denomination Anglican Communion
Diocese of Bangor isInCommunionWith Anglican Communion
Diocese of Bangor belongsToCommunion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross isMemberOf Anglican Communion
Anglican St. George's Parish Church partOf Anglican Communion
Saint Spyridon veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Blane veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Isidore the Laborer veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Ninian veneratedIn Anglican Communion
St Peter veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Saint Peter
Saint Boniface veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Sixtus veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Saint Sixtus II
Saint Eulalia of Mérida veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Pothinus of Lyon veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Hugh Latimer veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Diocese of York partOf Anglican Communion
St James veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Cornelius veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Christ-bearer veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Ioannes Damaskenos veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Willehad veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Pope Fabian veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Babylas of Antioch veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Pionius of Smyrna veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Alexander of Jerusalem veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Michael (San Miguel in Spanish) veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Saint Michael
Servatius of Tongeren-Maastricht veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Monulphus of Maastricht veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bishop of Connor communion Anglican Communion
St John the Evangelist veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bishop of Down and Dromore communion Anglican Communion
Lambert of Maastricht veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Mary Jacobe veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Piran veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Vincent veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Rupert of Salzburg veneratedIn Anglican Communion
St Thomas of Canterbury veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Valentine veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bishop of Western Louisiana partOf Anglican Communion