Church of England

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The Church of England is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, combining elements of both Protestant Reformation and historic Catholic tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican church
Christian denomination
national church
state church
cathedralChurchOfCanterbury Canterbury Cathedral
cathedralChurchOfYork York Minster
churchOrder bishops
deacons
priests
country England
creedsUsed Apostles’ Creed
surface form: Apostles' Creed

Athanasian Creed
Nicene Creed
currentArchbishopOfCanterbury Archbishop of Canterbury
surface form: Justin Welby
currentSupremeGovernor Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: Charles III
dateEstablished 16th century
denomination Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglicanism
doctrineBasis Bible
Thirty-Nine Articles
founderRole initiated by Henry VIII
foundingPeriod Reformation
surface form: English Reformation
globalInfluence influential in worldwide Anglicanism
governance episcopal hierarchy
governingBody General Synod
headOfChurch monarch of the United Kingdom
isPartOf Anglican Communion
keyEvent Act of Supremacy 1534
languageOfWorship English
liturgicalTradition Anglican liturgy
officialStatusInEngland established church
ordinationOfWomen ordains women as bishops
ordains women as priests
parliamentaryRepresentation Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords
polity episcopal polity
primaryLiturgy Book of Common Prayer
Common Worship
principalSacraments Baptism
Holy Eucharist
surface form: Holy Communion
province Province of Canterbury
Province of York
religion Christianity
roleInAnglicanCommunion mother church of the Anglican Communion
sacramentalTheology recognizes two sacraments of the Gospel
selfDescription both Catholic and Reformed
seniorClericTitle Archbishop of York
separationFrom Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
spiritualLeaderTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
supremeGovernorTitle British monarch
surface form: Supreme Governor of the Church of England
theologyTradition Catholic tradition
Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation

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Episcopal Church separatedFrom Church of England
George VI religion Church of England
United Kingdom stateChurch Church of England
Elizabeth II religion Church of England
Order of the Garter religiousAffiliation Church of England
Harrow School religiousAffiliation Church of England
University of Toronto formerAffiliation Church of England
Diocese of Haiti isInCommunionWith Church of England
this entity surface form: See of Canterbury
Book of Common Prayer religiousTradition Church of England
Book of Common Prayer denominationalUse Church of England
ECUSA isInCommunionWith Church of England
Westminster Abbey, London denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Westminster Abbey
Anglican Communion hasOrigin Church of England
Middle Colonies religiousGroupsPresent Church of England
this entity surface form: Anglicans
Defender of the Faith religiousContext Church of England
Robert Clive religion Church of England
Boston, Lincolnshire, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Botolph's Church, Boston
George III of the United Kingdom religion Church of England
Province of Canterbury partOf Church of England
Inner Temple religiousAffiliation Church of England
King's College Chapel denomination Church of England
Mary of Teck religion Church of England
Thomas Cranmer church Church of England
Cross of Saint George usedBy Church of England
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich religion Church of England
Bladon hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
Diocese of Oxford denomination Church of England
Diocese of Oxford partOf Church of England
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester religion Church of England
James II of England opposedBy Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England leadership
George V religion Church of England
Prince John of the United Kingdom religion Church of England
Winchester College religiousAffiliation Church of England
Prince George, Duke of Kent religion Church of England
Eton College religiousAffiliation Church of England
James Cook religion Church of England
James Callaghan religion Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury denomination Church of England
abdication crisis of 1936 involves Church of England