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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John Longley appliesToJurisdiction Church of England
subject surface form: Archbishop of Canterbury
John Longley memberOf Church of England
subject surface form: Charles Longley
Holy Trinity Church, Broadstairs hasDenomination Church of England
this entity surface form: Anglican
St Mary’s Church, Middleton denomination Church of England
St James Church, Slaithwaite denomination Church of England
Lady Mary Butler religion Church of England
St. John’s Cathedral denomination Church of England
Stinsford churchyard denomination Church of England
St Peter-in-Thanet Church denomination Church of England
Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran religion Church of England
John Perry (bishop) memberOf Church of England
John Perry (bishop) denomination Church of England
Princess Louise of Wales religion Church of England
Viscount Linley religion Church of England
subject surface form: David Armstrong-Jones
12th Duke of Marlborough religion Church of England
subject surface form: Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough
Prince Alexander of Teck religion Church of England
Sedbergh School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Prince of Wales (later King George V) religion Church of England
subject surface form: George V
Great Coates parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Shottesbrooke parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Waltham St Lawrence denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Lawrence Church, Waltham St Lawrence
All Souls College chapel denomination Church of England
Great Malvern Priory denomination Church of England
Van Mildert memberOf Church of England
subject surface form: William Van Mildert
Van Mildert partOf Church of England
subject surface form: Bishop of Durham
Dean of Durham denomination Church of England
Norman Chapel denomination Church of England
Edward Young employer Church of England
Dewsbury Minster denomination Church of England
Latitudinarianism associatedWith Church of England
Sermons associatedWith Church of England
Thomas Tenison religion Church of England
Thomas Tenison ordinationReligion Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Maldon denomination Church of England
Tudor government exercisedControlOver Church of England
Long Melford denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford
Thurston denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Thurston
Kesgrave denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Kesgrave
Yoxford parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Blythburgh denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh
Ufford parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Campsea Ashe religionHistorical Church of England