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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Cosmo Gordon Lang memberOf Church of England
Bayford denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Bayford
Down Ampney denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Down Ampney
English Hymnal (music editor) denomination Church of England
Bishop’s House, Kidlington (historically and/or traditionally associated) religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Bishop’s House, Kidlington
Canons of Windsor religion Church of England
Royal Peculiar appliesToJurisdiction Church of England
Royal Peculiar partOf Church of England
Balsham hasReligiousAffiliation Church of England
Prince Augustus Frederick religion Church of England
Trinity College Chapel, Oxford denomination Church of England
The Crypt School, Gloucester religiousAffiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (historical foundation)
Halifax Minster religiousAffiliation Church of England
Richard Burton (theologian) denomination Church of England
St Mary-le-Tower denomination Church of England
Walter Hussey religion Church of England
The Very Reverend Walter Hussey denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Walter Hussey
Sceptre with the Dove associatedWith Church of England
Homerton Academy operatedOutside Church of England
Repton School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Bishop of Bristol partOf Church of England
Lord Hillsborough hasReligion Church of England
Thomas Pitt (1653–1726) religion Church of England
Parish of St. Peter, New Kent County (historical Anglican parish) denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Parish of St. Peter, New Kent County
St Cuthbert’s Church, Marton denomination Church of England
Guisborough denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Guisborough
Cathedral Church of St Michael denomination Church of England
medieval St Michael’s Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Medieval St Michael’s Church
John Greenwood opposedTo Church of England
John Montagu religion Church of England
subject surface form: John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich
Thomas Sampson employer Church of England
Letcombe Bassett parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Bishop of Swindon religion Church of England
Bishop of Swindon church Church of England
Bishop of Swindon usedIn Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England hierarchy
Harriet Westbrook religion Church of England
Charlotte FitzRoy religion Church of England