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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Glorious Revolution religiousContext Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
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Florence Nightingale Graham religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Apostle John veneratedIn Anglican Communion
the Father worshipedBy Anglican Communion
subject surface form: God the Father
this entity surface form: Anglicans
Saint Barbara veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Presiding Bishop communion Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
Province IV religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Province IV ecclesiasticalTradition Anglican Communion
Anglican Consultative Council partOf Anglican Communion
Michael Bruce Curry religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Diocese of the Dominican Republic communion Anglican Communion
Gospel of Luke canonicalIn Anglican Communion
Eastertide observedBy Anglican Communion
Easter Vigil associatedWith Anglican Communion
Madonna veneratedIn Anglican Communion
John Major religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
St. Patrick's Day associatedChurch Anglican Communion
European wars of religion hasReligion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
John Strachan religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Chapter House associatedWith Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Chapter House, Westminster Abbey
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
Westminster Abbey Choir associatedWith Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
funeral of Queen Elizabeth II religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Lambeth Conference denomination Anglican Communion
Primates’ Meeting partOf Anglican Communion
Primates’ Meeting religiousDenomination Anglican Communion
Thirty-Nine Articles religiousTradition Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Thirty-Nine Articles influenced Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion churches
Province IX of the Episcopal Church memberOf Anglican Communion
the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)
Blessed Sacrament religiousTradition Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Cross of Saint Patrick religiousAssociation Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Victorian era dominantReligion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Province III religiousTradition Anglican Communion
Province III affiliation Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion through the Episcopal Church (United States)
Lord’s Prayer usedIn Anglican Communion
Province V ecclesiasticalAffiliation Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (via The Episcopal Church)
Diocese of Ecuador Litoral religiousTradition Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Diocese of Ecuador Litoral isPartOfCommunion Anglican Communion
James Madison religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
St Martin veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Church of St Martin, Houghton religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Anthony Wayne religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Diocese of Colombia partOf Anglican Communion