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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Porvoo Communion hasMember Church of England
Tonbridge School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Hereford Cathedral denomination Church of England
Bishop of Hereford partOf Church of England
Bishop of Hereford denomination Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe denomination Church of England
St Nicolas’ Church denomination Church of England
St Marylebone Parish Church denomination Church of England
Childrey denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin, Childrey
Godolphin family of Cornwall religion Church of England
Laughton, Sussex religiousDenomination Church of England
Queen of England associatedWithInstitution Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (when sovereign, as Supreme Governor after Reformation)
St Barnabas Church, Morecambe denomination Church of England
James Austen denomination Church of England
Francis William Austen religion Church of England
Octavius religion Church of England
Bury Parish Church denomination Church of England
Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Bishop’s Waltham
St Wendreda’s Church, March denomination Church of England
Landbeach parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Michael Ramsey denomination Church of England
George Augustus Frederick religion Church of England
Malew Parish Church denomination Church of England
St Peter Mancroft denomination Church of England
Halle St Peter’s denomination Church of England
Charterhouse School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Bishop of Dudley church Church of England
Bassingbourn parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Andrew Albert Christian Edward religion Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Ware denomination Church of England
Bishop of Gloucester partOf Church of England
Bishop of Gloucester denomination Church of England
Haslingfield denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints’ Church, Haslingfield
St Edburg's Church denomination Church of England
Charles Hudson memberOf Church of England
Bishop of Tewkesbury church Church of England
William Longe educatedClergyFor Church of England
this entity surface form: Church in England