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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this entity surface form: Worldwide Anglican Communion
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Lambeth 1998 Resolution I.10 on Human Sexuality geographicScope Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: global Anglican Communion
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Diocese of Milwaukee denominationalFamily Anglican Communion
Diocese of Atlanta denominationalFamily Anglican Communion
Diocese of Atlanta affiliation Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Worldwide Anglican Communion
Diocese of Georgia partOfCommunion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Lexington parentChurch Anglican Communion
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Diocese of Tennessee isPartOfCommunion Anglican Communion
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Diocese of West Tennessee religiousTradition Anglican Communion
Diocese of West Tennessee communion Anglican Communion
Diocese of Western North Carolina partOf Anglican Communion
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this entity surface form: Anglican
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subject surface form: Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast
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this entity surface form: Anglican Communion (through the Episcopal Church)
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