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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Archdeaconry of Bromley & Bexley church Church of England
Balliol College Chapel denomination Church of England
Bishop’s House, Lincoln denomination Church of England
Bishop’s House, Lincoln governedBy Church of England
Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral partOf Church of England
All Saints’ Church, Northampton isPartOf Church of England
St Michael’s Church, Alnwick affiliation Church of England
Dukes of Rutland traditionalReligion Church of England
Chelsea Old Church denomination Church of England
St Leonard’s Church, Hythe denomination Church of England
St Leonard’s Church ossuary denomination Church of England
Antony religion Church of England
subject surface form: Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
St Peter upon Cornhill religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Peter upon Cornhill governingBody Church of England
Hastings St Clement religiousDenomination Church of England
Stanton isInParishSystemOf Church of England
Rougham parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Redgrave denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin, Redgrave
Wetherden religiousDenomination Church of England
Lackford denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Lawrence’s Church, Lackford
Sturmer parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Pettistree hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
Sweffling religiousDenomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Cowes denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Cowes governedBy Church of England
Westerfield denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary Magdalene Church, Westerfield
Uggeshall hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
Robert Gray denomination Church of England
Robert Gray church Church of England
All Saints Church, Hereford denomination Church of England
All Saints’ Church, Ryde denomination Church of England
Lady Gabriella Kingston religion Church of England
Battisford hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
Herringswell churchDenomination Church of England
Dennington denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Dennington
Thomas Hatfield sphereOfInfluence Church of England
this entity surface form: English Church
Brent Eleigh denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Brent Eleigh
Holy Trinity Church, Ryde denomination Church of England