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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Erc of Slane veneratedIn Anglican Communion
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Gennaro di Napoli veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Thecla veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Our Lady of the Annunciation veneratedIn Anglican Communion
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Saint Sylvester veneratedIn Anglican Communion
St Andrew Parish Church affiliation Anglican Communion
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Diocese of Meath and Kildare communion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Meath and Kildare affiliation Anglican Communion
the God-receiver veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Simeon of Jerusalem
Symeon the God-receiver veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Felix veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Archangels veneratedIn Anglican Communion
St Clement veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Faith veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Thomas veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Thomas means "twin" in Aramaic veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Thomas the Apostle
Saint Thomas veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Libby Lane partOf Anglican Communion
Blaise of Sebaste veneratedIn Anglican Communion
San Biagio veneratedIn Anglican Communion
São Brás veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Aegidius veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Instruments of Communion partOf Anglican Communion
Chapter of St Asaph Cathedral affiliation Anglican Communion
Swithin veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Saint Swithun
Bishop Gayle E. Harris partOf Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Gayle E. Harris
Luke the beloved physician veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Sanctus Leonardus veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Leonard of Limoges veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Deiniol veneratedIn Anglican Communion
St George’s Church, Tredegar affiliation Anglican Communion
Saint Gwynllyw veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Erasmus of Antioch veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Apostle James the Brother of the Lord veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: James the Brother of the Lord