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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Lord Grenville religion Church of England
Barnwell parish religiousDenomination Church of England
Epsom College religiousAffiliation Church of England
Bishop of Repton church Church of England
Archdeaconry of Bristol denomination Church of England
West Tower isPartOfDenomination Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Horwich denomination Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Horwich governingBody Church of England
All Saints Church, Hethel denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Hethel governingBody Church of England
Duchess of Teck religionAssociated Church of England
Hexham Abbey denomination Church of England
St Pancras Old Church denomination Church of England
St Pancras Old Church ownedBy Church of England
Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby religion Church of England
Haddenham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Haddenham
Lord Rochford religion Church of England
Ubley parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Edward Wortley Montagu religion Church of England
Bishop of Coventry partOf Church of England
Bishop of Coventry denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Ipswich denomination Church of England
Middleton Place Chapel Ruins denomination Church of England
Geraldine Granger denomination Church of England
Lamberhurst denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Lamberhurst
Bishop of Aston church Church of England
Bishop of Aston establishedBy Church of England
Church of England clergy partOf Church of England
Church of England clergy denomination Church of England
choir of St Paul’s Cathedral denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral
Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham religion Church of England
Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham church Church of England
Archdeaconry of Suffolk denomination Church of England
Edward Stanley, 23rd Earl of Derby religion Church of England
Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria religion Church of England
Hugo Horton religiousContext Church of England