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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Saint Mary veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catherine of Siena veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Ephrem the Syrian veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Anthony the Great veneratedIn Anglican Communion
General Theological Seminary affiliation Anglican Communion
General Theological Seminary regionServed Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion in North America
Macarius of Egypt veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Gaudete Sunday usedIn Anglican Communion
Clergy reserves hasPrimaryBeneficiary Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
Family Compact hadStrongTiesTo Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
Mark the Evangelist veneratedIn Anglican Communion
John Mark traditionallyVeneratedIn Anglican Communion
Thomas veneratedIn Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Thomas Cranmer
Andrew the Apostle veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Andrew the Apostle feastDayObservedBy Anglican Communion
Quadragesima usedInTradition Anglican Communion
Unction of the Sick practicedBy Anglican Communion
Christian liturgical year usedBy Anglican Communion
Advent wreath popularIn Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican churches
Epiclesis usedBy Anglican Communion
Saint Dominic veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Desert Mothers veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Moses the Black veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Joseph the Betrothed reveredIn Anglican Communion
Saint Vitus veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Michael veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Instruments of Communion of the Anglican Communion jurisdiction Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion as a whole
Dean of Canterbury motherChurchOf Anglican Communion
Dean of Canterbury associatedWith Anglican Communion
ACC partOf Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Anglican Consultative Council
ACC foundedBy Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Anglican Consultative Council
ACC-17 partOf Anglican Communion
IBC cooperatesWith Anglican Communion
subject surface form: International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Diocese of Alabama partOf Anglican Communion
Service of Light celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Gloria usedInDenomination Anglican Communion
Suffragan Bishop of New York communion Anglican Communion
Pope Gregory the Dialogist veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Diocese of East Carolina partOf Anglican Communion
Gregory the Great veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Diocese of East Tennessee affiliation Anglican Communion
Saint Chad veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Southeastern Province memberOf Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (through the Episcopal Church)
Diocese of Florida partOf Anglican Communion
Thabo Makgoba religiousTradition Anglican Communion
Cathedral of the Epiphany affiliation Anglican Communion