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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Boconnoc Church denomination Church of England
William Arthur Philip Louis religion Church of England
Laurence Chaderton religiousOrder Church of England
Christ Church, Parbold denomination Church of England
St Mark’s Church, Worsley affiliation Church of England
Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Mary Magdalene, Keinton Mandeville
Princess Patricia of Connaught religion Church of England
Lord Bathurst religion Church of England
Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich church Church of England
Bishop of Dunwich church Church of England
11th Duke of Marlborough religion Church of England
Chapel of St Peter and St Paul denomination Church of England
Jim Callaghan religion Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Heysham denomination Church of England
Christ’s Hospital hasReligiousAffiliation Church of England
All Saints Church, St Ives denomination Church of England
Bridge Chapel denomination Church of England
Maer church denomination Church of England
Fat Mary religion Church of England
subject surface form: Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
Congregational churches in the United Kingdom opposedTo Church of England
this entity surface form: established Church of England
Acts of Uniformity appliesTo Church of England
Court of Arches partOf Church of England
Court of Arches religiousOrganization Church of England
Canterbury Association religiousAffiliation Church of England
Frederick Temple denomination Church of England
Dean and Chapter of Christ Church religion Church of England
St Albans School hasReligiousAffiliation Church of England
Holme-next-the-Sea parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Heytesbury hasChurchDenomination Church of England
Bishop of Chester religion Church of England
Bishop of Chester church Church of England
Queen Mary religion Church of England
Francis Johnson opposedTo Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England ecclesiastical establishment
Holy Trinity Church, Tarleton denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Ringmer religion Church of England