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: Maximus the Confessor
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subject surface form: James the Greater
Diocese of Portsmouth partOf Anglican Communion
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Anglican rite usedBy Anglican Communion
Anglican rite usedBy Anglican Communion
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Apostolic Succession isAffirmedBy Anglican Communion
Virgin Birth of Jesus heldBy Anglican Communion
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Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) veneratedIn Anglican Communion
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Canon law appliesTo Anglican Communion
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Whitsunday observedBy Anglican Communion
Margaret of Wessex veneratedIn Anglican Communion
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Apostle Simon the Zealot veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Simon the Zealot
John of Patmos veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Diocese of Derby belongsToCommunion Anglican Communion
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Quicunque vult usedIn Anglican Communion
Christian missionary movements hasAgent Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican churches
Saint Cyril veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Agnus Dei usedBy Anglican Communion
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Saint Joachim veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Sant’Anna (Italian) veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Sant’Anna
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Basil of Caesarea veneratedIn Anglican Communion
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Ash Wednesday observedBy Anglican Communion
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Episcopal Diocese of Maine communion Anglican Communion
Episcopal Diocese of Maine isPartOf Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion in North America
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham isPartOf Anglican Communion