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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Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts partOf Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Worldwide Anglican Communion
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Episcopal Diocese of Long Island partOf Anglican Communion
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Timothy veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Francis of Assisi veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Francis of Assisi
Helena veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Executive Council of the Episcopal Church affiliation Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (indirectly, through the Episcopal Church)
Herbert Howells associatedWith Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
Anselm of Canterbury veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Episcopal Diocese of Washington seeAlso Anglican Communion
Saint Rose of Lima veneratedIn Anglican Communion
John veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: John of Patmos
Bishop of Buckingham belongsTo Anglican Communion
Saint Nicholas of Myra veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bishop of Oxford communion Anglican Communion
Province of Washington partOf Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (through the Episcopal Church)
Saint Vigilius of Trent veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Stephen veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Pope Leo I veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Feast of the Theophany celebratedIn Anglican Communion
James the Just veneratedIn Anglican Communion
That they may all be one usedBy Anglican Communion
Bishop of Dorchester titleUsedIn Anglican Communion
IHS monogram usedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church