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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Campsea Ashe denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St John the Baptist
Pakefield denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Pakefield Parish Church
Worlingham parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Rattlesden parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Hawkedon parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Assington parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Bures St Mary religiousParish Church of England
Bury St Edmunds Abbey ruins ownedBy Church of England
Woolpit church denomination Church of England
Archibald Campbell Tait denomination Church of England
Archibald Campbell Tait memberOf Church of England
Archibald Campbell Tait guidedInstitution Church of England
James Bradley religion Church of England
Batley Parish Church denomination Church of England
All Saints’ Church, Maldon denomination Church of England
Wakefield Cathedral denomination Church of England
Bramford parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Mendlesham churchDenomination Church of England
Woolpit parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Falkenham parishChurchDenomination Church of England
The Honourable Lady Ogilvy holderIsReligion Church of England
Angus Ogilvy religion Church of England
Writtle, Essex, Kingdom of England dominantChurch Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (post-Reformation successor in same parish)
St Matthias’ Church denomination Church of England
Diocese of Barbados foundedBy Church of England
Charles II of Scotland religion Church of England
St. Saviour’s Church, Hoxton denomination Church of England
Lady Helen Taylor religion Church of England
Bardwell denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of All Saints, Bardwell
Denston denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Denston
Earl Canning religion Church of England
Warboys denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene
Dukes of Bedford religionHistorically Church of England
Chenies parish ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Church of England
Russell family vault denomination Church of England
Broad Church Anglicanism partOf Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England traditions
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex religion Church of England
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon religion Church of England