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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Robert Wilberforce memberOf Church of England
Charles Wesley denomination Church of England
St Benet Paul’s Wharf denomination Church of England
St Benet Paul’s Wharf belongsTo Church of England
Salisbury Cathedral choir denomination Church of England
Salisbury Cathedral close associatedWith Church of England
subject surface form: Salisbury Cathedral Close
William Strachey religion Church of England
Chesterfield denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield
Birmingham Cathedral denomination Church of England
Parish church of St Peter and St Paul religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Lingfield
St Anne’s Church, Bagshot denomination Church of England
Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr religion Church of England
subject surface form: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
All Saints Church, Wroxton denomination Church of England
Clifton College religiousAffiliation Church of England
Shere denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St James Church, Shere
Edwardstone, Suffolk, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Edwardstone
2nd Earl of Guilford religion Church of England
subject surface form: Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
Catherine Parr religion Church of England
Tewkesbury abbeyDenomination Church of England
Cirencester denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Cirencester
Church of St Mary Abbots denomination Church of England
Old Palace, Canterbury associatedWith Church of England
John Whitgift religion Church of England
Frederick religion Church of England
subject surface form: Frederick North, Lord North
Oriel College, Oxford religiousAffiliation Church of England
F.D. associatedWith Church of England
F.D. associatedWith Church of England
subject surface form: Fidei Defensor