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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St Aidan’s College religiousAffiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (historical)
Pyrford denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Pyrford
Pyrford denomination Church of England
subject surface form: The Church of the Good Shepherd, Pyrford
The Hon. Gerald Lascelles religion Church of England
All Saints' Church, Harewood denomination Church of England
St Mary the Virgin, Hayes denomination Church of England
St Mary the Virgin, Hayes governingBody Church of England
Bishop of Lincoln partOf Church of England
Bishop of Lincoln churchTradition Church of England
Bishop’s Eye window religiousAffiliation Church of England
Lascelles traditionalReligion Church of England
subject surface form: Lascelles family
St Mary’s Church, Cromford denomination Church of England
Queen's Chapel denomination Church of England
Archbishop Matthew Parker religion Church of England
subject surface form: Matthew Parker
Colony of Maryland religion Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Sandwich denomination Church of England
Separatists opposedTo Church of England
Separatists separatedFrom Church of England
Lord Frederick Windsor religion Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Sandwich governingBody Church of England
David Hoyle denomination Church of England
David Hoyle affiliation Church of England
Christ Church originalDenomination Church of England
Edmund Nelson partOf Church of England
Clapham Sect denomination Church of England
Hannah More denomination Church of England
diocese of St Helena foundedBy Church of England
subject surface form: Diocese of St Helena
Bootle hasReligiousBuildingType Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England churches
Pocklington School religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Nicholas Cole Abbey churchmanship Church of England
St Nicholas Cole Abbey affiliation Church of England
St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe denomination Church of England
Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Fakenham
Great Ryburgh denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Great Ryburgh
Dean and Chapter of Salisbury denomination Church of England
Bishop of Salisbury partOf Church of England
Bishop of Salisbury church Church of England
Samuel Wilberforce religion Church of England