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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Archdeaconry of Exeter denomination Church of England
Bishop of Woolwich church Church of England
Bishop of Woolwich church Church of England
subject surface form: Diocese of Southwark
Bishop of Chelmsford church Church of England
Lancing College religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich denomination Church of England
Dean of St Edmundsbury religion Church of England
Bishop of St Albans partOf Church of England
Bishop of St Albans church Church of England
Scarrington denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St John of Beverley, Scarrington
King Edward's School, Birmingham religiousAffiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (historical)
Swindon Deanery denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Plymouth denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Plymouth church Church of England
Saju Muthalaly memberOf Church of England
Archdeacon of Leicester church Church of England
St Edmund’s Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Edmund’s Church, Castleton
Trinity Chapel religiousAffiliation Church of England
Bolton Parish Church denomination Church of England
North Wiltshire Deanery denomination Church of England
North Wiltshire Deanery church Church of England
Acle parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Barnstaple denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Barnstaple church Church of England
Archdeacon of Loughborough denomination Church of England
Chelmsford Cathedral denomination Church of England
Bishop of Bedford church Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Frimley denomination Church of England
Act of First Fruits and Tenths jurisdiction Church of England
Act for the Submission of the Clergy appliesToJurisdiction Church of England
this entity surface form: Church in England
Act of Dispensations appliesTo Church of England
this entity surface form: Church in England
St Albans Cathedral denomination Church of England
Bishop of Hertford partOf Church of England
Bishop of Hertford titleUsedBy Church of England
Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England parishChurchDenomination Church of England
subject surface form: Broad Chalke
Albemarle, 2nd Earl of Albemarle religion Church of England
Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge denomination Church of England