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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Bennet family religion Church of England
Nutfield denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter and St Paul Church, Nutfield
St Cybi's Church previousDenomination Church of England
Warburton churchDenomination Church of England
Charter of Liberties grantedTo Church of England
this entity surface form: the Church in England
Codicote denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Giles Church, Codicote
St George’s Cathedral denomination Church of England
Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon religion Church of England
Woodbridge School religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Oswin’s Church, Wylam denomination Church of England
St Oswin’s Church, Wylam governingBody Church of England
Thomas Nevile religion Church of England
Unfinished Church denomination Church of England
John religion Church of England
subject surface form: John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
Dissenters’ chapel separateFrom Church of England
Erastianism historicallyAssociatedWith Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Lydney affiliation Church of England
Cambridge Platonism religiousContext Church of England
Lady Sarah Cadogan religion Church of England
Nevil Maskelyne religion Church of England
Higher Walton hasParishChurchDenomination Church of England
Archbishop John Sentamu memberOf Church of England
subject surface form: John Sentamu
Archbishop John Sentamu denomination Church of England
subject surface form: John Sentamu
Whitewell religiousDenomination Church of England
Cartmel hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
Calstock denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Calstock
Kingston, Dorset religiousDenomination Church of England
Kingston, Isle of Wight churchDenomination Church of England
West Harptree parishChurchDenomination Church of England
William Armstrong Russell denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Long Ashton denomination Church of England
Essays on Church Policy subject Church of England