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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Miles Smith denomination Church of England
St John’s Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John’s Church, Keswick
House of Clergy appliesToJurisdiction Church of England
House of Clergy decisionMakingBodyOf Church of England
House of Clergy parentOrganization Church of England
Gulval denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Gulval’s Church
Area Bishop of Colchester church Church of England
House of Laity religion Church of England
House of Laity governs Church of England
Pilgrim Separatists opposedOrganization Church of England
Pilgrim Separatists separatedFrom Church of England
St Martin’s Church, Dorking denomination Church of England
Bishop of Birmingham church Church of England
Christopher Hatton religion Church of England
Susanna Wesley denomination Church of England
Diocesan Synod of Hereford denomination Church of England
Chapter of Hereford Cathedral denomination Church of England
Bishop of Guildford religion Church of England
Bishop of Guildford church Church of England
William Hyde Wollaston religion Church of England
Adam Sedgwick religion Church of England
See of Dudley partOf Church of England
Diocesan synod of Worcester denomination Church of England
John Coleridge religion Church of England
John Dandridge religion Church of England
Charles Longley denomination Church of England
Samuel Wesley the Younger denomination Church of England
Combe Florey denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Peter and St Paul, Combe Florey
St Mary's Church, Wargrave denomination Church of England
Shoreham-by-Sea churchDenomination Church of England
Bishop of Wolverhampton church Church of England
Chapter of York partOf Church of England
Chapter of York denomination Church of England
Monmouth School affiliation Church of England
Archdeaconry of Totnes denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Totnes governingChurch Church of England
Albert Victor Christian Edward religion Church of England
St. Mary’s Church, Hendon denomination Church of England
Bishop of Croydon church Church of England
Bishop of Croydon usedIn Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England hierarchy
Archdeaconry of Wells denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Wells church Church of England