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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ECUSA religiousTradition Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Province III religiousTradition Anglican Communion
Thabo Makgoba religiousTradition Anglican Communion
Thirty-Nine Articles religiousTradition Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
ARCIC religiousTraditionInvolved Anglican Communion
Joseph the Betrothed reveredIn Anglican Communion
Episcopal Diocese of Dallas seeAlso Anglican Communion
Episcopal Diocese of Washington seeAlso Anglican Communion
See of Canterbury spiritualCenterOf Anglican Communion
ARCIC sponsors Anglican Communion
Province of York subdivisionOf Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion Office supports Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion dioceses
See of Canterbury symbolicCenterOf Anglican Communion
Bishop of Dorchester titleUsedIn Anglican Communion
Diocese of Taiwan tradition Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican
Morant Bay Parish Church tradition Anglican Communion
Cyril of Alexandria traditionallyVeneratedIn Anglican Communion
John Mark traditionallyVeneratedIn Anglican Communion
Agnus Dei usedBy Anglican Communion
Anglican rite usedBy Anglican Communion
Anglican rite usedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
Apostles’ Creed usedBy Anglican Communion
Christian catechism usedBy Anglican Communion
Christian liturgical year usedBy Anglican Communion
Easter Alleluia usedBy Anglican Communion
Epiclesis usedBy Anglican Communion
IHS monogram usedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
King James Version usedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
That they may all be one usedBy Anglican Communion
Athanasian Creed usedByDenomination Anglican Communion
Christmastide usedIn Anglican Communion
Gaudete Sunday usedIn Anglican Communion
Lord’s Prayer usedIn Anglican Communion
Mariology usedIn Anglican Communion
New Testament usedIn Anglican Communion
Nicene Creed usedIn Anglican Communion
Ordinary Time usedIn Anglican Communion
Paschal candle usedIn Anglican Communion
Queen of Heaven usedIn Anglican Communion
Quicunque vult usedIn Anglican Communion
Gloria usedInDenomination Anglican Communion
chi-rho usedInTradition Anglican Communion
subject surface form: Chi-Rho
Daily Office usedInTradition Anglican Communion
Quadragesima usedInTradition Anglican Communion
Ambrose of Milan veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Andrew the Apostle veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Anselm of Canterbury veneratedIn Anglican Communion