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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King George VI (indirectly through Lionel Logue) religion Church of England
subject surface form: King George VI
St George's, Bloomsbury denomination Church of England
St Pancras New Church denomination Church of England
St Pancras New Church governingBody Church of England
Bishop of Bermuda denomination Church of England
Anglican Diocese of Bermuda partOf Church of England
Charles Philip Yorke religion Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Marham denomination Church of England
Alleyn’s School hasReligiousAffiliation Church of England
St Neots Parish Church denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, St Neots
Henry Compton, Bishop of London denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Henry Compton
Holy Trinity Church, Dartford denomination Church of England
Sandridge, Hertfordshire denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Leonard's Church, Sandridge
Roedean School religiousAffiliation Church of England
George Spencer religion Church of England
subject surface form: George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough
Sir Edwin Sandys religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Todmorden denomination Church of England
Church of St Andrew religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Andrew, Whittlesey
King’s Ely hasReligiousAffiliation Church of England
Clergy Reserves Act 1840 relatedTo Church of England
Reformers in Upper Canada criticized Church of England
this entity surface form: Anglican Church establishment
Henricus religiousAffiliation Church of England
Reverend Adam Smallbone in Rev. denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Reverend Adam Smallbone
Dragon School religiousAffiliation Church of England
All Saints Church, Carshalton denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Carshalton governingBody Church of England
Church of St Mary denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Mary, Snettisham
Patrick Brontë memberOf Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Thatcham denomination Church of England
St James Church denomination Church of England
Prince George of Wales religion Church of England