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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Amelia religion Church of England
subject surface form: Princess Amelia of Great Britain
St James Church Weybridge denomination Church of England
Martyn Snow denomination Church of England
Martyn Snow church Church of England
Diocesan Synod of Leicester denomination Church of England
Bishop’s Lodge, Leicester affiliation Church of England
Bishop of Plymouth church Church of England
Caroline religion Church of England
subject surface form: Caroline of Great Britain
Bishop of Truro partOf Church of England
Bishop of Truro church Church of England
Diocesan Synod of Derby denomination Church of England
Arms of the Diocese of Derby usedBy Church of England
Arms of the Diocese of Derby denomination Church of England
Wells Cathedral denomination Church of England
Thomas Seward memberOf Church of England
Dudley North, 3rd Baron North religion Church of England
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex religion Church of England
Bishop of St Germans denomination Church of England
Bishop of St Germans usedBy Church of England
Chapel of the Royal Hospital denomination Church of England
Bell Harry Tower religiousAffiliation Church of England
Corona Chapel religiousAffiliation Church of England
Diocesan Synod of Coventry denomination Church of England
Bishop of Worcester partOf Church of England
Bishop of Worcester denomination Church of England
Christ Church Esher denomination Church of England
Cobham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew's Church, Cobham
Delaval family religion Church of England
Christopher Wordsworth religion Church of England
Archdeaconry of Chichester denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Chichester churchBody Church of England
Archdeaconry of Horsham denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Horsham jurisdictionWithin Church of England
Magdalene College Chapel affiliation Church of England