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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Court of High Commission jurisdiction Church of England
Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Giles' Church, Stoke Poges
Clarendon Code appliesTo Church of England
Convention Parliament restoredInstitution Church of England
Clarendon Code enforcement appliesToJurisdiction Church of England
subject surface form: Clarendon Code
Test Act 1673 religiousAffiliationRequired Church of England
Bishop of Horsham church Church of England
Etwall denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Helen’s Church, Etwall
Little Compton religion Church of England
Bishop of Willesden denomination Church of England
Bishop of Willesden church Church of England
Diocesan Synod religiousDenomination Church of England
Diocesan Synod parentOrganization Church of England
Diocese of Blackburn denomination Church of England
St Wulfram's Church denomination Church of England
Scottish Church influencedBy Church of England
this entity surface form: English Church
Islip, Oxfordshire denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Islip
Cavendish, Suffolk churchDenomination Church of England
Bristol Cathedral denomination Church of England
Cheam School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales religion Church of England
Winchester Cathedral denomination Church of England
Clare College Chapel denomination Church of England
Alvescot denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Alvescot
Edward Cornwallis religion Church of England
Margaret Rose religion Church of England
North Leigh denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, North Leigh
Bishop of Stepney church Church of England
Archdeaconry of Middlesex denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Middlesex church Church of England
Diocese of Carlisle denomination Church of England
Diocese of Carlisle partOf Church of England
Lancelot Andrewes denomination Church of England
Her Majesty The Queen Mother religion Church of England
subject surface form: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Richard Swinburne previousDenomination Church of England
Yeocomico Church religiousAffiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (historical)
Carfax Tower religiousAffiliation Church of England
Henry Savile religion Church of England
Gray's Inn religiousAffiliation Church of England
Bishop of Kensington church Church of England
Archdeaconry of Charing Cross denomination Church of England