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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William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath religion Church of England
St Jago de la Vega Cathedral denomination Church of England
Samuel Harsnett religion Church of England
Bishop of Lichfield partOf Church of England
Bishop of Lichfield denomination Church of England
Parish Church of St Mary denomination Church of England
English Presbyterian Church separatedFrom Church of England
Breage denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Breage Parish Church
Bamber Bridge denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Aidan’s Church, Bamber Bridge
William Temple memberOf Church of England
Benedictine abbey of Bec influenced Church of England
this entity surface form: English Church
Bec influenced Church of England
subject surface form: Bec Abbey
this entity surface form: English Church
Holy Trinity Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Holy Trinity Church, Colchester
Hanover County, Colony of Virginia religion Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (established church)
John Bacon denomination Church of England
subject surface form: John Bacon (priest)
Bishop of Manchester religion Church of England
Bishop of Manchester church Church of England
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter religion Church of England
St Anne’s Church, Kew hasDenomination Church of England
Downe House School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Lord Harrowby religion Church of England
subject surface form: Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby
St Mary’s Church, Kington denomination Church of England
Prince George, Duke of York religion Church of England
Eton College Chapel denomination Church of England
St John the Evangelist, Eton denomination Church of England
Peter Ball denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Peter Ball (bishop)
Captain Edward Smith religion Church of England
subject surface form: Edward John Smith
Boston denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Botolph's Church, Boston
Boston denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Botolph's Church
Boston denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Botolph's Church
William Jefferson Hague religion Church of England
subject surface form: William Hague
Marlborough College religiousAffiliation Church of England
Round Church, Cambridge denomination Church of England