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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Rector of Hilborough religiousDenomination Church of England
Nelson family fieldOfActivity Church of England
Holy Ascension Church, Settle denomination Church of England
Holy Ascension Church, Settle governingBody Church of England
Bidston denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Oswald's Church, Bidston
Sibton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Sibton
Cretingham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Cretingham
Fressingfield denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter and St Paul Church, Fressingfield
Blyford churchDenomination Church of England
Joost de Blank memberOf Church of England
Joost de Blank employer Church of England
Northwood hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
Alexander Spotswood religion Church of England
George Edward Lynch Cotton memberOf Church of England
George Edward Lynch Cotton clergyOf Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Clapham denomination Church of England
Olney Hymns associatedWithDenomination Church of England
Robert Hurrell Froude denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Marple denomination Church of England
Saint Paul parish, St Helena denomination Church of England
Jamestown parish, St Helena denomination Church of England
Levelwood parish, St Helena denomination Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England tradition
John Salt denomination Church of England
Edward William Sturges denomination Church of England
the Saints religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Mary the Virgin, Upavon churchmanship Church of England
St Mary the Virgin, Upavon partOf Church of England
Sir Robert Cotton religion Church of England
St. George's Cathedral religiousAffiliation Church of England
Farleigh churchDenomination Church of England
Chaldon denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter and St Paul, Chaldon
Burstow churchDenomination Church of England
George Bass religion Church of England
Drayton Bassett hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
Surrender of Montreal (1760) – British commander after Wolfe’s death religion Church of England
subject surface form: George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
Addington religiousDenomination Church of England
West Peckham religiousDenomination Church of England
Baron Arlington religion Church of England
subject surface form: Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
Little Saxham, Suffolk denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas' Church, Little Saxham