Anglican Communion

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Christian communion worldwide church body

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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Observed surface forms (26)

Surface form Occurrences
Anglicanism 67
Anglican Church 11
Anglican Communion (through the Episcopal Church) 9
Worldwide Anglican Communion 9
Anglican 6
Anglicans 4
Anglican churches 3
worldwide Anglican Communion 3
Anglican Communion in North America 2
Anglican Christianity 1

Statements (51)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (567)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Episcopal Diocese of Iowa → memberOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of Iowa → memberOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Worldwide Anglican Communion
Philippine Independent Church → memberOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion partners-in-mission network
Province I → memberOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Province II of the Episcopal Church → memberOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Province IX of the Episcopal Church → memberOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Province VIII → memberOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Southeastern Province → memberOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (through the Episcopal Church)
Canterbury Cathedral → motherChurchOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Dean of Canterbury → motherChurchOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Advent → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Ascension → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Ash Wednesday → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Black Saturday → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Easter Eve → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastertide → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Epiphany → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Feast of the Holy Innocents → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Fifth Sunday of Lent → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Good Friday → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Great Fifty Days → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Holy Saturday → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Holy Tuesday → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Holy Wednesday → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Holy Week → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Lent → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Maundy Thursday → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglicans
Paschal Triduum → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Resurrection Sunday → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglicans
Rogation Days → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Whitsunday → observedBy → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Diocese of Lexington → parentChurch → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of Vermont → parentChurch → Anglican Communion ⓘ
ACC-17 → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
ACC-18 → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Anglican Church of Southern Africa → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
this entity surface form: worldwide Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion networks → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Anglican Consultative Council → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
ACC → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
subject surface form: Anglican Consultative Council
Archbishop of York → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Church in Wales → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
David Hoyle → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Diocese of Alabama → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Diocese of Bath and Wells → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Diocese of Central Florida → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Diocese of Colombia → partOf → Anglican Communion ⓘ