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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Bishop of Dover partOf Church of England
Bishop of Dover church Church of England
Bishop of Dover denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Rose Hudson-Wilkin
The Deanery, Canterbury denomination Church of England
The Deanery, Canterbury governingBody Church of England
Church of St Michael denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Michael, Milverton
parish church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul religiousDenomination Church of England
subject surface form: parish church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Fressingfield
William Lloyd memberOf Church of England
William Lloyd denomination Church of England
Francis Turner memberOf Church of England
Thomas Ken religion Church of England
Thomas Ken denomination Church of England
John Lake religion Church of England
Jonathan Trelawny religion Church of England
Tower Hamlets Deanery denomination Church of England
Tower Hamlets Deanery isSubunitOf Church of England
St Anne, Limehouse churchyard denomination Church of England
William Camden religion Church of England
Wigton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Wigton
Lord Ellenborough religion Church of England
Alfriston denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Alfriston
Hawksmoor church religiousAffiliation Church of England
William Juxon religion Church of England
Armills associatedWith Church of England
St Mary the Virgin, Wimbotsham denomination Church of England
St Martin’s Church, Fincham denomination Church of England
William Alexander, Lord Stirling religion Church of England
Mirfield Monastery affiliation Church of England
Community of the Resurrection regionServed Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Mirfield denomination Church of England
Bangor Cathedral previousDenomination Church of England
Lollards’ Tower religiousAffiliation Church of England
Lollards’ Tower ownedBy Church of England
Morton’s Tower ownership Church of England
Great Hall usedBy Church of England
subject surface form: Great Hall at Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace Library operatedBy Church of England
Lambeth Palace Library affiliation Church of England
John Sharp (Archbishop of York) religion Church of England
Chapter of Norwich Cathedral denomination Church of England