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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Langford denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Matthew's Church, Langford
Holy Cross Church, Binsted denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Luddenden denomination Church of England
Milbanke family religionTraditionally Church of England
Mr Crawley religion Church of England
St Paul’s Church, Blackley denomination Church of England
All Hallows-by-the-Tower denomination Church of England
St Barnabas Church, Shore denomination Church of England
Brentwood Borough and the Parish of Brentwood religiousDenomination Church of England
subject surface form: Parish of Brentwood
Brentwood Borough and the Parish of Brentwood religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Brentwood School
Liverpool Cathedral denomination Church of England
Liverpool Cathedral patronage Church of England
Enstone denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Kenelm, Enstone
William Hunt (bishop) memberOf Church of England
All Saints Church, Alton denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Alton isPartOf Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England parish system
Marian persecutions appliesToJurisdiction Church of England
Witham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicolas Church, Witham
William Shirley religion Church of England
Leafield parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Kirtlington denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Kirtlington
Black Bourton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin, Black Bourton
Sarsden denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St James
All Saints Anglican Church, Singleton hasDenomination Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (historical)
Church of St James denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St James, Sevenhampton
Church of St James governingBody Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St James, Sevenhampton
Bishop of London partOf Church of England
Bishop of London isPrelateOf Church of England
Bishop of London denomination Church of England
London area scheme denomination Church of England
Wadham College, Oxford religiousAffiliation Church of England
Diocesan Synod of Winchester denomination Church of England
Chapter of Winchester Cathedral partOf Church of England
South Leigh denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St James the Great Church
Swerford churchDenomination Church of England
Bletchingdon hasReligiousAffiliation Church of England
Benenden School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Mark Phillips religion Church of England
Sir Timothy Laurence religion Church of England
Peter Phillips religion Church of England
Sheffield Cathedral denomination Church of England
Pembroke College Chapel denomination Church of England