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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Ridley Hall, Cambridge regionServed Church of England
Archdeaconry of Bath church Church of England
Exeter Cathedral denomination Church of England
Pinner denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John the Baptist Church, Pinner
St Peter’s Church, Chertsey denomination Church of England
Dean of Gloucester appliesTo Church of England
Dean of Gloucester denomination Church of England
Diocese of Crediton church Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (pre-Reformation English Church)
Archdeaconry of Taunton denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Taunton churchBody Church of England
Bishop of Southwark partOf Church of England
Bishop of Southwark church Church of England
William Blackstone religion Church of England
Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise religion Church of England
Prince Arthur of Connaught religion Church of England
Newchurch religiousAffiliationOfMainChurch Church of England
Area Bishop of Barking church Church of England
Diocese of Ripon church Church of England
Diocese of Wakefield denomination Church of England
Herbert family religiousAssociation Church of England
Anglican theology developedIn Church of England
Chichester Cathedral denomination Church of England
St Mary the Virgin, Penzance denomination Church of England
Area Bishop of Bradwell church Church of England
Benenden parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Benenden denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St George's Church, Benenden
Bishop of Ramsbury religiousDenomination Church of England
Bishop of Ramsbury usedBy Church of England
Crosthwaite Parish Church denomination Church of England
Church Assembly appliesToJurisdiction Church of England
Church Assembly denomination Church of England
canons of the Church of England appliesTo Church of England
Measures of the Church of England appliesTo Church of England
Measures appliesTo Church of England
subject surface form: Measures (Church of England)
Revision Committee locatedIn Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England legislative structure
Prince Louis of Wales religion Church of England
St Martin’s Church, Bowness denomination Church of England