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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Bradford Cathedral denomination Church of England
St Giles’ Church, Camberwell denomination Church of England
All Hallows, London Wall church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Hallows, London Wall
Dorothea Jordan religion Church of England
Jane Williams memberOf Church of England
Princess Alexandra of Teck religion Church of England
Thomas Secker religion Church of England
John Henry Newman memberOf Church of England
Dean of Lichfield religiousDenomination Church of England
Exeter College Chapel, Oxford (design) denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Exeter College Chapel, Oxford
Vivienne Faull religion Church of England
English Separatists in Leiden opposed Church of England
William Madocks religion Church of England
Sherborne Girls religiousAffiliation Church of England
Sherborne Abbey denomination Church of England
Bristol Cathedral choir affiliation Church of England
lying-in-state of George VI denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Glympton denomination Church of England
Upper House religion Church of England
subject surface form: Upper House of the Convocation of York
Article X Of Free Will religiousTradition Church of England
Anglican confessional documents developedIn Church of England
Anglican confessional documents usedBy Church of England
St Michael, Cornhill religiousDenomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Donnington denomination Church of England
Princess Beatrice of York religion Church of England
Anglican realignment associatedWithProvince Church of England
Henry Venn religiousDenomination Church of England
Henry Venn affiliation Church of England
Lower House denomination Church of England
Firle hasParishChurchDenomination Church of England
Audley family religiousDenomination Church of England
Elmore, Staffordshire religion Church of England
subject surface form: Gilbert Sheldon
Croydon Parish Church denomination Church of England