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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Ampulla and Coronation Spoon associatedWith Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Denver hasDenomination Church of England
William Howley memberOf Church of England
C. H. Dodd denomination Church of England
Leopold George Duncan Albert religion Church of England
All Saints Church, Blackheath denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Westerham denomination Church of England
Hospital of St Cross religiousAffiliation Church of England
St James the Less Church, Rawtenstall (serving area including Waterfoot) denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St James the Less Church, Rawtenstall
St Mary Magdalene Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary Magdalene Church, Pentney
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge religion Church of England
Church of St Mary denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Mary, Whittlesey
Blackburn Cathedral denomination Church of England
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden religion Church of England
Cranleigh School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Household of Charles II of England religion Church of England
Mr. Collins employer Church of England
William Jones (philologist) religion Church of England
Charles Manners-Sutton religion Church of England
Randall Davidson memberOf Church of England
St Edmund's Church, Emneth denomination Church of England
Michaelmas associatedWith Church of England
William Webb Ellis religion Church of England
St Edmund's Church, Hunstanton denomination Church of England
parish church of St Edmund denomination Church of England
parish church of St Mary the Virgin denomination Church of England
subject surface form: parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Heacham
parish church of St Mary the Virgin ownership Church of England
subject surface form: parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Heacham
Church of St Clement denomination Church of England
St Faith’s Church, Gaywood denomination Church of England
Church of St Lawrence denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Lawrence, Tilney St Lawrence
parish church of Holy Trinity denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Upwell denomination Church of England
Saint Swithun veneratedIn Church of England