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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Popham family religion Church of England
Royal Chapel of All Saints denomination Church of England
Kendal Academy notControlledBy Church of England
Northampton Academy notAffiliatedWith Church of England
Carmarthen Academy operatedOutside Church of England
Theophilus Lindsey religion Church of England
Little Hadham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Cecilia’s Church, Little Hadham
Thundridge religiousDenomination Church of England
Braughing churchDenomination Church of England
Sidney Godolphin (poet) religion Church of England
subject surface form: Sidney Godolphin
Westonzoyland churchDenomination Church of England
Brooke Foss Westcott memberOfClergy Church of England
Prince Francis of Teck religion Church of England
Hardwicke Rawnsley affiliation Church of England
Bishop of Shrewsbury church Church of England
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos religion Church of England
Gloucester Service associatedWith Church of England
Lady Augusta Murray religion Church of England
Sir Augustus d'Este religion Church of England
Taunton Academy operatedOutsideControlOf Church of England
Chapel of Unity affiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (host cathedral)
Bishop of Stafford church Church of England
Prince Alexander John of Wales religion Church of England
Merton College Chapel denomination Church of England
Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood religion Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Banbury denomination Church of England
St Helen’s Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Helen’s Church, Abingdon
All Saints Church, Hertford denomination Church of England
Maiden Bradley parishChurchDenomination Church of England
4th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy religion Church of England
subject surface form: Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet of Berry Pomeroy
SES religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: St Edward's School, Oxford
Fenton John Anthony Hort denomination Church of England
Edward Austen Knight religion Church of England
Trinity College religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Trinity College, Oxford
Henry Hodge Gresford Jones memberOf Church of England
Henry Hodge Gresford Jones denomination Church of England
Henry Hodge Gresford Jones church Church of England
Lord Bute religion Church of England
Henry Thomas Austen religion Church of England
Hertingfordbury parishChurchDenomination Church of England
St Andrew’s Church, Hertford denomination Church of England
Coton religiousDenomination Church of England
Fen Ditton parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Porvoo Communion foundedBy Church of England