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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Colony and Dominion of Virginia religion Church of England
Emanuel School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Order of St Michael and St George religion Church of England
Round Church denomination Church of England
Edward VIII religion Church of England
Chapel Royal denomination Church of England
Upper Canada religionPolicy Church of England
this entity surface form: established Anglican Church
St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury denomination Church of England
Bath Abbey, Bath, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Bath Abbey
Archbishop John Sharp religion Church of England
subject surface form: John Sharp
Archbishop William Sancroft religion Church of England
subject surface form: William Sancroft
Kingdom of England religion Church of England
Kingdom of England stateReligion Church of England
Sovereign of the Garter religionAssociated Church of England
Princess Margaret religion Church of England
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Lichfield Cathedral
John Strachan denomination Church of England
Chapter House religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Chapter House, Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey Choir associatedWith Church of England
funeral of Queen Elizabeth II denomination Church of England
Thirty-Nine Articles religiousTradition Church of England
Shrewsbury Abbey denomination Church of England
Shrewsbury Abbey governingBody Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England parish authorities
Edward Heath religion Church of England
Durham University religiousAffiliation Church of England
Church of St Martin, Houghton denomination Church of England
Thomas Gray religion Church of England
Henry VII Lady Chapel denomination Church of England
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester religion Church of England
Queen of Grenada religionOfMonarch Church of England
James VI and I religion Church of England
Salisbury Cathedral denomination Church of England
Queen of Solomon Islands religion Church of England
Benjamin Disraeli baptisedInto Church of England
Trinity College, Cambridge affiliation Church of England
Henry VIII of England founded Church of England
Lord North religion Church of England
Theresa May memberOf Church of England
Diocese of Venezuela isInFullCommunionWith Church of England
Archbishop of Canterbury positionHeldIn Church of England
Archbishop of Canterbury isLeaderOf Church of England
Archbishop of Canterbury denomination Church of England
Peterhouse, Cambridge religiousAffiliation Church of England
Parliament of England religiousAffiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (post-Reformation)
Sir George Carteret religion Church of England