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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GCVO religionAssociated Church of England
MVO religiousAffiliation Church of England
Wymondham Priory laterDenomination Church of England
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester religion Church of England
Dean and Chapter of Chichester denomination Church of England
Dean of Chichester partOf Church of England
Diocese of Newcastle denomination Church of England
Bishop of Basingstoke church Church of England
Bishop of Basingstoke isPartOfHierarchyOf Church of England
Reginald Maudling religion Church of England
Charles James Fox religion Church of England
Christ Church Cathedral denomination Church of England
Diocese of Sheffield denomination Church of England
Diocese of Sheffield affiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Porvoo Communion via Church of England
Bishop of Southampton church Church of England
Bishop of Southampton usedBy Church of England
Jesus College Chapel religiousAffiliation Church of England
bishops of the Church of England partOf Church of England
Benedictine Reform appliesToJurisdiction Church of England
this entity surface form: English Church
Anglo-Catholicism associatedWithChurch Church of England
Christ Church originalAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Christ Church (Philadelphia)
Yarnton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Bartholomew’s Church, Yarnton
Inigo Jones religion Church of England
Diocese of Sodor and Man denomination Church of England
Diocese of Sodor and Man partOf Church of England
Alice religion Church of England
subject surface form: Anne, Princess Royal
Bishop of Rochester religion Church of England
Great Bible denomination Church of England
Great Bible authorizedBy Church of England
John Carr of York religion Church of England
Choral Evensong religiousTradition Church of England
Francis Marbury clergyOf Church of England
Francis Marbury criticized Church of England
Bishop of Chichester partOf Church of England
Bishop of Chichester church Church of England
Jesus College, Oxford religiousAffiliation Church of England
Michael Beasley memberOf Church of England
Michael Beasley denomination Church of England
Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore denomination Church of England
Mobberley, Cheshire, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Wilfrid’s Church, Mobberley
Gresham's School religiousAffiliation Church of England