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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Fid. Def. associatedWithChurch Church of England
Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral locatedIn Church of England
Fulbrook churchDenomination Church of England
Princess Margaret of Connaught (if still living at inception – historically no, but leave out) religion Church of England
subject surface form: Princess Margaret of Connaught
St Swithin's Church, Lincoln denomination Church of England
Ecclesiastical Household denomination Church of England
Lincoln Cathedral Close associatedWith Church of England
Royal Almonry religion Church of England
St Luke's Church, Grayshott denomination Church of England
See of York partOf Church of England
Sir Godfrey Copley religion Church of England
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford partOf Church of England
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford denomination Church of England
John Charles Francis religion Church of England
Bakewell and Eyam Deanery denomination Church of England
Chester Cathedral denomination Church of England
St Peter at Gowts Church denomination Church of England
Kingham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Kingham
Finstock hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
Begbroke hasDenomination Church of England
Stadhampton hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
Thomas Roupell Everest clergyOf Church of England
Church in Wales isInCommunionWith Church of England
The Reformed Liturgy ecclesiasticalContext Church of England
Boston Stump denomination Church of England
New College, Oxford religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Lawrence’s Church, Brentford tradition Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Coventry denomination Church of England
Keble College, Oxford affiliation Church of England
St Botolph's Church, Lincoln denomination Church of England
St Lawrence Church, Alton denomination Church of England
Okehampton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Okehampton Parish Church of All Saints
St Andrew’s Church, Blackley denomination Church of England
4th Earl of Manchester religion Church of England
subject surface form: Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester
Corpus religiousAffiliation Church of England
George Grenville religion Church of England
Kencot denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St George’s Church, Kencot
Clanfield parishChurchDenomination Church of England